Explaining My Stimulus Ambivalence - The Plank

I also don't want to take away from the substance of the package, which is by no means insignificant. We're talking about billions of dollars for a new energy grid, expanded broadband access, highways, rail and other transportation projects, unemployment insurance, COBRA subsidies, food stamps, Medicaid, education, etc., etc. For many of these categories the figure is in the tens of billions. This is an important step in keeping the bottom from falling out of the economy.

Explaining My Stimulus Ambivalence - The Plank