On Sep 3, 9:17*am, BAR wrote:
wf3h wrote:


exactly. if spending is the issue then it doesn't matter in the short
term whether it's the consumer or the govt is spending. *someone needs
to drive the economy.

Where does the government get its money? From the consumer?

no, it doesn't. right now it borrows it. learn some economics.


Where does the consumer get its money? From jobs.

which have collapsed courtesy of the 'free market'


No jobs, no consumer money. No consumer money, no money for the government.