> -----Original Message----- > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 2:57 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Why the Liberals Can't Keep Air America From Spiraling In > > For example, this President has tossed hundreds of billions at the war > in Iraq even though Congress didn't declare war and the President sold > it on arguably shaky grounds.
I agree - but the effect of that on the economy really hasn't been shown yet. I personally think that this is a "bad thing", but it might turn out to be a good thing (or just come out as a complex wash). With so much military spending we're seeing a lot of jobs requiring clearance - which generally means jobs requiring American citizens rather than offshore workers (offshoring is, I think, one of the major economic problems we have today). Of course the war is also clearly a mitigating factor in oil and gas prices which have been hurting spending. Those are just examples, but my point is that the actual economic impact of the spending hasn't yet set in and could god either way (although again, my prediction is that it will have an overwhelmingly negative impact). The spending, at this point, is just that: spending. We've yet to really see whether it was a waste or an investment. Personally I would have seen that money stay here, but I'm not sage enough enough to claim that would be best (the best I can do is pull out clich�s and say "a bird in the hand...). Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:154752 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
