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Obama: ‘Roads and bridges’ plan will grow the economy
The Washington Examiner ^ | 8/1/12 | Charlie Spiering

Posted on 08/01/2012 10:18:47 AM PDT by Nachum

President Obama explained to a group of supporters in Ohio this afternoon that more government investments in infrastructure would help the economy grow again. Pointing out that if government continued to invest in roads and bridges, it would put more money in people’s pockets to spend. “That’s how we grow our economy.” Obama said, “If we’re investing in roads and bridges, putting some hard hats back to work, getting our steel workers back to work, they got some more money to spend, maybe they buy a new computer, maybe they decide to take a little vacation.”

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KEYWORDS: bridges; obama; plan; roads
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Yeah, this will work
1 posted on 08/01/2012 10:18:55 AM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

been hearing the same crap out of sparky’s mouth for 3+ years it ain’t work yet.. keep digging sparky


2 posted on 08/01/2012 10:22:51 AM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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To: Nachum

Einstein’s definition of insanity springs to mind: Doing the same thing over and over and expecting Obama not to lie about the results.


3 posted on 08/01/2012 10:24:01 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (I didn't write this by myself. Obama helped me. Everyone helped me.)
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To: Nachum

The man is an endless river of stupid.


4 posted on 08/01/2012 10:24:24 AM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (OWS = The Great American Snivel War)
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To: Nachum
more government investments in infrastructure would help the economy grow again..... any other businessman would call it by an.......expense!!
5 posted on 08/01/2012 10:26:47 AM PDT by Recon Dad (Gas & Petroleum Junkie)
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To: Nachum

What was the 750 million dollar stimulus for, again? Shovel ready jobs?


6 posted on 08/01/2012 10:27:38 AM PDT by Jaguarmike
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To: Nachum

We tried it in the 30’s, but by the 40’s it was a war that got us out. Roads in the 50’s brought new home building areas, and a building boom. Trying the 30’s all over again? Why not add a 5 year Plan too?


7 posted on 08/01/2012 10:28:04 AM PDT by Bringbackthedraft ( WHO WE ELECT AS PRESIDENT IS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS WHO THEY APPOINT.)
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To: Psycho_Bunny

What happened to the Trillion he spent already? Wait, didn’t Bill Clinton already rebuild our crumbling roads and bridges in the 1990’s? They only lasted 12 years?


8 posted on 08/01/2012 10:28:35 AM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: Psycho_Bunny

Obama. Where does the money come from to pay the workers to build bridges and roads. FROM THE US TAXPAYERS YOU BRAINWASHED COMMUNIST. You create nothing that helps economic growth with this FLAWED LEFTIST THINKING. Why in the hell do you think your programs all tanked during your first term.


9 posted on 08/01/2012 10:31:56 AM PDT by spawn44 (moo)
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To: Nachum

Roads and Bridges don’t make money, and therefor cannot grow the economy. Business, commerce and Industry create and grow the economy.

So if Sparky really wanted to grow the economy he would downsize goverment and quit spending all the investment money from Business on social service, non productive ventures.

But Sparky does not like America, Freedom, Business or anything that Sparky can’t spend on himself or his friends. So if Sparky wants to build bridges, it must because Sparky’s friends are willing to give Sparky a piece of the action for some Federal Contracts.

Cause that is all that Sparky has done for three years, trade our childrens future for his Mafia buddies today.


10 posted on 08/01/2012 10:35:13 AM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: Nachum

Who is going to pay for that, Obama?!

We are B R O K E !!!


11 posted on 08/01/2012 10:36:05 AM PDT by kcvl
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To: Nachum
the first TRILLION $ obozo took for shovel ready jobs rebuilding the US infrastructure (roads, bridges, etc), about 6% of that TRILLION went to rebuild infrastructure, the rest went to prop up union pensions and expand government jobs and I'm reasonably sure some of obozo’s personal friends got some of it. HEY OBOZO, THIS PIG DOES NOT FLY.
12 posted on 08/01/2012 10:40:35 AM PDT by drypowder
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To: Nachum

Obama is recycling 2009.

What’s that definition of insanity?


13 posted on 08/01/2012 10:41:50 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Nachum
I bet Obama has some more "Shovel Ready" jobs for us too!!


14 posted on 08/01/2012 10:42:07 AM PDT by Iron Munro ("Jiggle the Handle for Barry!")
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To: Nachum

Uhhh, wasn’t that supposed to happen with the “shovel ready” jobs the stimulus was intended to provide? They need to play that clip of obama with the GE guy laughing about how the shovel ready jobs weren’t so shovel ready after all. It would make for a great ad.


15 posted on 08/01/2012 10:44:20 AM PDT by jersey117
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To: Nachum

And wehre, in the name of Holy Christmas, does this Communist bastard think the money for roads and bridges comes from?


16 posted on 08/01/2012 10:46:38 AM PDT by Lion Den Dan
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To: Nachum

“...buy a new computer, maybe they decide to take a little vacation.”

Yeah, but NOT to Las Vegas he scolded us a while back.

At least he’s worked his way up to computers instead of doohickeys for the ailing furnace. Maybe there was a huge run on doohickeys and all the furnaces are working properly.


17 posted on 08/01/2012 10:55:08 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Nachum

You already had that chance. Instead, you used the money to keep obstructive bureaucrats in their jobs.


18 posted on 08/01/2012 10:56:49 AM PDT by expat2
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To: Nachum

Obama: ‘Roads and bridges’ plan will grow the economy

Dumba$$.


19 posted on 08/01/2012 11:11:07 AM PDT by Common Sense 101 (Hey libs... If your theories fly in the face of reality, it's not reality that's wrong.)
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To: Nachum

Roads and bridges that none of us will be able to afford to drive on when his Energy Secretary achieves his stated goal of eight dollar a gallon gas.


20 posted on 08/01/2012 11:11:23 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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