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Message: <blockquote data-quote="804brown" data-source="post: 816320" data-attributes="member: 29553">I will say it again:  when the private sector is dead in the water and not creating jobs, what is to be done?? the government borrowed the money (like your boy bush did to give out tax cuts) and pumped needed money into the economy.  It helped keep many people in their jobs and helped others find work so they could pay bills and maybe keep their homes.  Is that creating wealth??  That is simantics.  They received pay checks so that they kept their homes , for some their only wealth they possess.  Nevertheless, the  govt does create wealth.  When Lockheed Martin, Boeing  ,etc lobby to create weapons systems (needed or unneeded), the govt shells out the money to these private entities that live off the government's teet and wealth is created for the owners and shareholders.</blockquote>