At whose expense?

I watched a funny clip last week about the President’s proposed middle class tax cut.  Apparently, the White House no longer likes the word “stimulus” as I think everyone now understands that “stimulus” was code for “boondoggle” in far too many cases.  So, that word was conspicuously absent from all of the talking points about this package.

A reporter asked the President if this was a “stimulus package.” He smiled and made some comment about how all of his programs are intended to grow the economy, add jobs,  etc.  He’s far to smart to be caught using the most recent forbidden word.

Soon more Americans will realize that most of the so-called “stimulus” programs were entitlement programs paid for at the expense of the taxpayer.  And the problem with entitlement programs is that ending them is very hard to do.