The Republican candidates are engaging in the final debate before the primary here on Tuesday, and of course the top of the hour is the economy, and the stimulus plan announced today. The Republican candidates are engaging in the final debate before the primary here on Tuesday, and of course the top of the hour is the economy, and the stimulus plan announced today. McCain, Romney, and Giuliani all registered support for the plan, but Huckabee says it isn't enough. "We'll probably end up borrowing this money from China" he says, since Americans will spend the cash on imported goods. "I have to wonder whose economy is being stimulated by this package."
What should we do instead? Build more highways from Maine to Florida, of course. "I believe it would do more to stimulate the economy." It would be build by American workers with American concrete, he says, and it would solve our traffic problems. "That's a long-term stimulus package" ... that would "keep fuel from being wasted" and parent's wouldn't "have to miss their kid's soccer games because they're stuck in traffic."
--Kate Sheppard
