The bill, if it were a country, would have the 15th largest economy in the world — right in between Australia and Mexico, greater than the Gross Domestic Products of Saudi Arabia and Iran put together. And the American people will be forced to borrow 100 percent of the unprecedented $1.2 trillion price tag, including interest. The stimulus bill will cost well over $1 billion dollars for every page it is printed on and $400,000 for every job it hopes to create or save.
But after the accolades from the newspaper editorials have been printed and politicians finish slapping themselves on the back for “doing something,” there will be little to show for all this new spending. That’s because this bill is based on hope, not reality. Democrats have spared no expense to show how much they care but in doing so they have sacrificed common sense.
via United States Senator – Jim DeMint.