[Vision2020] Sign seen in Genesee

[Andreas Schou]

Roger --

You do know that private-donor fundraising only makes up about 25% of
Sojourners' budget, right? And about the same at ATVP?  The rest is a
mixture of state and federal grants and subsidized loans. Without
federal support, there wouldn't be a homeless program anywhere in the
triangle defined by Spokane, Boise, and Missoula.

Like it or not, Pelosi is right about food stamps: they've got the
greatest bang for their buck in terms of fiscal stimulus -- although,
unlike tax cuts, they're impossible to scale up. They're low-volume,
time-limited cash transfers to people with a high propensity to spend.
The numbers (from Moody's) demonstrating their stimulative effect are
nonpartisan.

-- ACS

On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 10:26 AM, lfalen <lfalen at turbonet.com> wrote:
> Pelosi seems to think that food stamps are the best way to stimulate the economy. I do not think that anybody is against food stamps and unemployment checks in the short run. They are important programs. But to say that is the best way to stimulate the economy is nuts. Programs that generate jobs are the way to go. Other good programs that I support are volunteer ones such as Sojourners Alliance, Alternatives to Violence on the Palouse and Meals on Wheels. State sponsored welfare programs should only be temporary.
> Roger
> -----Original message-----
> From: "ringoshirl" ringoshirl at moscow.com
> Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:00:16 -0700
> To: "Art Deco" deco at moscow.com,  "Vision 2020" vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Sign seen in Genesee
>
>> Well, Roger Democrats do provide those safety nets for people in need.  However, we had proposals in the most recent session to try to generate employment.  Do you think we're telling people to forget about working, food stamps are better?
>>
>> Shirley
>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   From: Art Deco
>>   To: Vision 2020
>>   Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 3:17 PM
>>   Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Sign seen in Genesee
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>>
>>   You stupid ass, Roger.
>>
>>   Nothing is that simple.  We face very complex problems.  There are many competing schools of economic thought, but none can claim any significant amount of verification.
>>
>>   It is this oversimplification of problems and their solutions that in part gives rise to ignorance, false hopes, disappointment, anger, and the failure of current politics.
>>
>>   w.
>>     ----- Original Message -----
>>     From: lfalen
>>     To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>>     Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 1:19 PM
>>     Subject: [Vision2020] Sign seen in Genesee
>>
>>
>>     Sign seen in Genesee
>>     Democrats= Food Stamps
>>                         Unemployment
>>                         Welfare checks
>>
>>     Republicans= Pay checks
>>
>>
>>     It is that simple
>>
>>
>>     Roger
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