Yes, we all like the idea of getting geeky things like broadband, and NASA projects, schools, colleges. But the root of the issue is that if government spending lead to economic health, we would not be in this mess. Over the past 6 months or so, government spending has managed to more than DOUBLE our national debt. We are now throwing around the term "Trillion" as if it were a sane thing to do. "Sure, we will spend 1.4 Trillion dollars, and everything will get better." It does not matter how the money is allocated, spending it is a bad idea. All it will do is put us deeper in the hole. The other problem is that none of the action that the government is taking is actually designed to help the economy, it is designed to help out their buddies. So far, we have given Billions of dollars to banks that have used it to buy other banks, rather than help people. We have given Billions of dollars to corporations, and they use it to pay bonuses, and go on vacation. The solution is not to specify what they can spend the money on. The solution is to NOT spend the money. And nobody seems to even notice that the government is now purchasing interest in banks, manufacturing, real estate. If this were happening 50 or 70 years ago, it would be seen for what it really is: a government attempt to socialize our country.

Yes, I can read the above. And Yes, I AM a geek.