Group: alt.politics.usa.republican
From: "Rita Refugee"
Date: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: Ten Big Ideas for a New America

"Michael Ejercito" wrote in message
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> On Sep 10, 8:00 pm, "Steve" wrote:
>> "Lee Harrison" wrote in message
>> > A Capital Budget for Public Investment
>>
>> > The federal budget needs to prioritize spending that will make
>> > our economy more productive in the future. Yet, over the last
>> > several decades, the portion of the federal budget going to
>> > current consumption has increased, while that devoted to public
>> > investment has declined. As a result, the federal government
>> > does not adequately fund either the physical infrastructure or
>> > knowledge capital upon which a more productive economy rests. We
>> > are underinvesting not only in traditional infrastructure, but
>> > also in high-speed broadband networks, in basic science research
>> > and development, and in training skilled workers, scientists,
>> > and engineers. Just as private businesses and most states use
>> > capital budgeting, a federal capital budget would allow us to
>> > separate our nation's public investment, which expands our
>> > capacity to grow, from our government's current consumption
>> > outlays. [More on This Idea]
>>
>> You want to give 6K away to every baby born, handout more money for
>> college
>> than ever before, insure everybody against bad luck, and you think
>> there's
>> going to be money for this?
> Explain why more money simply can not be printed.

Explain why counterfeiting is a crime.