Tag: GOP myths

Republican Myth Exploded: Taxes and Reagan Edition

Filed in National by on February 27, 2009 15 Comments

Take the time to read this article in Forbes magazine by Bruce Bartlett. I am serious, you need to read this before you fall prey to another Republican myth. How many times can they be proven wrong on the exact same issue before people wise up? Bartlett’s conclusion, after his analysis (READ IT!) has laid […]

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GOP Stimulus Myths Exposed

Filed in National by on February 17, 2009 101 Comments
GOP Stimulus Myths Exposed

Media Matters: It does a body good. $220,000 per job? Try $70,000. $30 million for the salt marsh harvest mouse? Not in the bill. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that full cost will reach $3.2 trillion by 2019? No, their estimate was $787,242,000. $2/$4 billion for ACORN? Nope. $2 billion for ACORN-elligible community block grants? […]

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