February 21, 2010 08:03 PM UTC

Denver Post: We don't need a second stimulus

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• by: Libertad

So here we have it, the beginning of accountability demands from the MSM … these are the same demands that The People have been calling for since Obama began his free fall in January 2009.

Failed outcomes have exposed their genius in the failed policies of the Democratic majority … the graves are being prepared.

One year after approving a dubious $800 billion recovery bill, Congress must find a way to trim the U.S. debt, not expand it.

The Denver Post

Posted: 02/21/2010 01:00:00 AM MST

Just a little over one year ago, when President Obama touched down in Denver to sign a massive federal spending bill to stimulate the economy, we wrote: “For the sake of the country, we hope our concerns over the ‘American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’ are misplaced.”

One year later, it’s still tough to judge. But one thing is clear: We don’t need another one.

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“I don’t think we need a jobs bill for the sake of a jobs bill,” Polis said.

It will take years to measure the true impact of the stimulus bill, especially since part of the money hasn’t even been spent.

Congress must not rush into a second stimulus bill. Instead, taxpayers deserve a reasonable plan for eventually trimming the federal debt, which is swiftly becoming unsustainable.

It’s time to go cold turkey and start to wean ourselves off the excesses of the federal government.

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