A Dirty Word

As a high school teacher, I hear enough profanity every day. Students often seem to forget that four letter words are disrespectful and in the long run will not be helpful for the pathway to success. Now I myself am not immune to such verbal garbage, having uttered inappropriately myself at times, but I apologize and manage to stay clean for most of my conscious time. There is a new word, however, that is being treated as profane. A word that is uttered at one's political peril and viewed as the bombshell of cussing. At a risk of being scolded or given detention, here goes...STIMULUS. There, I said it. It felt good. Again, Go STIMULUS yourself. Ok, enough. This word represents a 787 billion dollar expenditure by Congress which is being vilified by Republicans and they have done a wonderful job as evidenced by last week's results, making the use of the word, a losing issue. But, jobs have been saved, projects for improving infrastructure have begun, and taxes have gone down. Anyway, not to argue today, I simply wish to call for MORE STIMULUS. Why? Two reasons..I am not running for office and every governor facing a budget crisis is already calling for cuts to education, health care, infrastructure repair and layoffs. This is not the way to revive a still struggling economy. The way to revive a struggling economy is to build. Build bridges, and rails, and runways, and educational foundations that work, and health facilities with modern equipment, an energy grid that is 21st century, solar panels visible as far as the eye can see, wind turbines in every section of the country and on and on. The only entity, powerful enough to do this at a time of historic need, is yes, The Federal Government. The STIMULUS should include funds needed to help states balance their budgets and serve the long term interests of the people. Spend it now, or it may be too late. And, I know, it won't happen. Where are you Americans for reason and truth?