President Obama's $875 billion dollar economic stimulus plan simply won't work for elementary reasons that any politician should understand.

In order for the government to put money into the economy, it first must take money out of the economy. Government stimulus plans are government spending programs. Stimulus plans require new taxation or borrowing. Any gain realized by government spending will be quickly absorbed back by the government.

When the government borrows to fund spending programs more money has to be taken out of the economy than was originally put in. So in reality, this stimulus plan will have a negative effect on the economy. The inflation created from government borrowing will especially hurt senior citizens and those on fixed incomes.

At a time when the federal government is running trillion dollar deficits and has a multi-trillion dollar debt yet to pay off, do we want Washington D.C. attempting to manage the economy? The federal government needs to practice sound financial management, balance its budget and cut spending. That is the proper thing for all governments to do during an economic slow down.