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gregmankiw.blogspot.com - 11/25/2008
$280,000 per job
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The Washington Post reports: Facing an increasingly ominous economic outlook, President-elect Barack Obama and other Democrats are rapidly ratcheting up plans for a massive fiscal stimulus program that could total as much as $700 billion over the next two years....Obama has set a goal of ...

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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  $280,000 For A Job

The New Editor:  $280,000 per job

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$280,000 For A Job
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Greg Mankiw doesn't understand why Obama's stimulus program costs so much.

$280,000 per job
The New Editor — According to economist Greg Mankiw, that seems to be the cost of Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan.

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