Sunday, January 20, 2008

Getting it wrong ... again

... in its embrace of the notion that relief means letting people keep their own money, the White House’s proposal excludes those who have no money to keep — about 45 million families earning too little to pay income taxes and to qualify for a rebate. Yet these are exactly the people who should be helped, not only because of their dire need but also because they would be most likely to spend quickly whatever assistance they got.

The rest in the New York Times after the click ...

My comment:
Let them eat cake.

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