Historical Economic Grace Period?

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Originally Posted by firstdown

Her are a few porkers:
Pork Spending: Digital TV Coupons ($650 Million), Gov’t Cars ($600 Million), Nat’l Endowment for the Arts ($50 Million), Repairs to National Mall ($200 Million, including $21m for sod).

In a time of recession the government buying fuel efficient cars which save the government money in the long run from ailing car companies receiving bailout funds is a good thing. Two birds with one stone! Big revelation, are you ready for it? 66% of the stimulus bill is pork!


Is it just me or is economics really counter intuitive?