
Originally Posted by
Nachos DLC
I have a stupid analogy in my head for the stimulus:
Keynesian economics suggests building a house with four walls, a roof and a floor as a way to stay out of the rain. Progressives / liberals wanted to build this house. Conservatives believed that the house would cost too much and was not worth building and we should all fashion our own umbrellas. As a compromise, Obama and the Democratic majority caved and agreed to build a house with two walls, a floor and a roof made of cheesecloth. No one was happy with this, but something had to be done. Conservatives claim the mostly ineffectual house is a failure of the idea of housing. Progressives claim is was a failure to build the house as required.