Doan: Addicted to Stimulus

Lurita Doan

Democrats in congress have become addicted to stimulus-type legislation as the cure to all ills. The Senate recently passed another stimulus, the Small Business Jobs Act (H.R. 5297) that is unlikely to create jobs, and shows that Democrats understand little about government contracting and even less about the needs of small businesses. But the small business stimulus drug sure makes Democrats feel good. Democrats view a $30Billion dollar facility to subsidize bank loans to small companies as the legislation’s centerpiece. But, the problem isn’t a shortage of legislation allocating funds for small businesses; the problem is a shortage in confidence in legislators who have proven themselves hostile to the business community. Read more here:

Doan: Addicted to Stimulus