Obama’s Stimulus Plan – The Details.

The details of the so-called stimulus plan are appalling. You should be asking yourself just ‘what’ they intend to stimulate.

But the Senate bill, on page 138 of the 431-page measure, directs $400 million to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "for the screening and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV."
Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/29/economic-stimulus-bills-allot-millions-for-std-pre/

In addition:

Sen. Tom Harkin, Iowa Democrat and chairman of the Senate Appropriations health subcommittee, listed the allocation as one of the noteworthy achievements of the Senate spending bill, along with $75 million for smoking cessation and $870 million to prepare for a pandemic influenza outbreak.

Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/29/economic-stimulus-bills-allot-millions-for-std-pre/


And this is supposed to stimulate the economy? Looks to me like we’re all going to be out of work! But hey! At least we will have stopped smoking, will have access to free condoms and won’t have to worry about bird flu.

I find that very stimulating!