Just throw more $$$$ at it. Oops, I mean "$300 billion investment". How did that last billion/trillion "investment" stimulus work out.? In what significant way does this "new" scheme differ from the failed stimulus of 2009 -- aside from the fact that it's half-a-trillion dollars cheaper? Even if we extend the payroll tax cut, that merely preserves the listless status quo. Even if we save some firefighters' jobs by bailing out state and local governments, how will that spur growth or create jobs?