Madness and misery.

Editor,

Ben Bernanke has done an admirable job of keeping the interest rate the US pays to borrow money as close to zero as he has.

If Congress understood how a modern economy works and had the interests of American working people at heart, these low interest rates could easily be exploited to implement the biggest stimulus package since the Great Depression. And lord knows the USA is sorely in need of repair, top to bottom, and investment in research and education that is vital for a prosperous future, not to mention jobs, which would increase FICA contributions, broaden the tax base, and lessen debt as a percentage of GDP.

But Republicans think like dodo birds and serve the interests of thieves.

How tragic. To watch the greatest nation in history descend into stupidity, corruption, madness, and misery.

Re: "Battles of the Budget" (1/4/2013)