Liberty Reborn

The initial round of stimulus checks (many of which were received by people who did not pay enough in income taxes to warrant them) was so well received that Democrats are preparing a second round of them to try and remind people that they are the party of free money …

July 15 (Bloomberg) — Congressional Democrats are considering a second round of rebates to taxpayers, saying the benefits of the first checks sent to more than 100 million households this year are being eroded by rising energy prices.

“We will be proceeding with another stimulus package, and we once again hope we will work in a bipartisan way,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said after House Democratic leaders met with a group of economists to discuss the spreading housing crisis and rising gas prices.

Pelosi and other House Democrats said that in addition to more rebates a second stimulus package would probably include additional spending for roads and other infrastructure, expanded unemployment benefits, home-heating assistance for low-income families and aid for states struggling with budget deficits.

I have no problem with the government giving money back to those that paid it in taxes in the first place. However when it goes to people that do not pay the freight of supporting this country financially, that is where I draw the line.

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