@DrBill “The depression ended when the war started, taking workers out of the workforce and creating jobs for the unemployed, and runnning the country into more debt.”
Did you even read that before you entered it? Ignoring for a moment that we were already on our way out of the depression when WW2 started (not to mention the fact we had less debt after WW2 than any time since, and the fact WW2 was followed by the second largest economic boom in our countries history, behind the boom seen during the early-mid Clinton years).... You seem to be under the assumption that we “removed” all of the enlisted men from the work force. For the duration of the war (and a length of time before and after) those enlisted men were employees of the government. The people who took their places on the line simply took up more jobs that had been opened yes (DUH), but how is that not throwing money at the problem? Due to the massive influx of money and expenditure, the already ending depression was ended in a matter of months, and gave way to a MASSIVE economic boom (so large that we basically “funded” all of central Europe for the next decade, and paid in cash for the Korean War, and STILL came in second in all time economic booms).
The “trillions in debt” we’ll be is way off too (i’m guessing some far right wing idiot gave you that nonsense?) Realistic estimates that take the ENTIRE Obama plan into account put us going into the red about 200 million each year for the next 2–4 years, and then going into the black. Which, considering the complete mess of things Bush 2 made, is pretty damn good IMO.
Besides, less than 10% of the stimulus has even hit the market yet, and the economy is ALREADY turning around (my job and the pain in the ass commute i take to work every morning thanks to construction are both a direct result of it).
By no means do I agree with everything Obama has done or has planned. But quit being an idiot.