As the Wall Street Journal this morning pointed out, the stimulus plan that is about to be passed is unwinding years and years of certain entitlements that mostly Republicans have been working to peel away.? Welfare benefits are being increased dramatically, how exactly does that stimulate the economy?? We should be putting people to work, not letting them stay at home and receive a “paycheck”.? We are setting up a system that is significantly increasing the power and reach of the?federal government.? Why is this bill contemplating other things such as health care and offshore infrastructure projects?? We are being very hasty with our future and trying to make huge decisions in very short periods of time.? The President has put pressure on Congress to get this done quickly.? We should trim this bill down to the few hundred billions of dollars that relate directly and solely to tax cuts and job creation.? I hope that I am dead wrong, but I believe that the passing of this bill?is going to be something we are going to significantly regret in the future.