Thomas Sowell has it right

Thomas Sowell's columns should be required reading, especially for elected officials. In his column of February 7 he refers to three Obama officials who could not get their stories straight on how many jobs have been created. He pointed out that the question that should be asked is whether the jobs they claim represent a net increase in jobs. He added that "since the only resources the government has are the resources it takes from the private sector to create jobs means reducing the resources available to create jobs in the private sector."

Every dollar the feds spend and/or give to a favored individual or company must be taken from someone else. Cannot the president and the congress understand that? The stimulus bill is the example of that failed policy.