The highest unemployment in recent history. A stock-market in turmoil. A housing industry in shambles. A national treasury with empty coffers. States, counties, and cities facing bankruptcy. An automobile industry that's literally on the ropes.
And now.... Gas prices on a renewed upswing at the pumps.
And Congress wants us to rush out and spend the paltry $250 they just sent us?
The just don't have a clue, do they?