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CAN INFRASTRUCTURE SURVIVE STIMULUS?
(www.prospect.org)
On the question of the tax cuts embedded in the stimulus measure, Jon Cohn spoke to a senior economist on Obama's team, who said:
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IS IT BETTER TO HAVE 80 VOTES OR GOOD STIMULUS?
(www.prospect.org)
Paul Krugman runs the numbers and concludes, "we’re probably looking at a [stimulus] plan that will shave less than 2 percentage points off the average unemployment rate for the next two years, and... More
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STIMULATING TALK.
(www.washingtonmonthly.com)
The drive for an economic recovery package begins in earnest this week, and we're starting to get a sense of the particulars. Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver a speech on the subject on Thursday,... More
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Why Big Finance Is Laughing All the Way to the Bank
(www.alternet.org)
The country's financial markets have collapsed, as they tend to do when left without adult supervision, and they're taking our economy with them. With the large banks refusing to make loans after... More
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THE TROUBLE WITH TAX CUTS.
(www.prospect.org)
According to The Times today, Obama's stimulus plan will include $300 billion in tax cuts -- 40 percent or so of the total. Tax cuts were the centerpiece of economic policy in times of surplus (as in... More
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PA Group: Let's Pass Economic Stimulus Package Quickly
(www.publicnewsservice.org)
President-elect Barack Obama is expected to meet with congressional leaders Monday to finalize details of a $1.2-trillion economic stimulus plan. Democrats hope to pass the measure shortly after Obama... More
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Obama Stimulus Plan: Good Start, But Much More Is Needed
(www.thenation.com)
Barack Obama outlined his stimulus plan Saturday, touching on themes that he first outlined in a major economic address delivered almost a year ago at a General Motors plant in Janesville, Wisconsin.... More
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