Stimulus package: Con: Nothing in proposal spurs small firms to hire
By JOHN LINDER Thursday, January 29, 2009 You have all heard the proverb: “Give a man a fish and he can eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he can eat for the rest of his life.” The $825 billion stimulus package we voted on Wednesday night is full of fish to hand out, but no fishing rods. I voted no. In an economic downturn the most important concern for our economy is to get people back to work — in real jobs for real companies. There was simply nothing in this proposal that will encourage small businesses to hire. Business owners look to a predictable futu...
