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About that CBO stimulus study
As discussed in my post yesterday , there was a bit of a dust-up over a preliminary CBO report on the stimulus, with some questions in particular about how quickly the money would be spent. Bloggers on the Left insisted that the money would be spent quickly, and that the bill had changed a lot ...
Stimulus Projects May Be Slow to Jolt Economy, CBO Says
washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Stimulus Projects May Be Slow to Jolt Economy, CBO Says
About that CBO report...
washingtonmonthly.com — ABOUT THAT CBO REPORT.... This week, congressional Republicans seized on a new report from the Congressional Budget... Office (CBO) showing the limited short-term stimulative effects of the Democrats' proposed rescue package. It's also led to widespread ... (more) About that CBO report...
Much of Stimulus Won’t Be Spent Before 2011, CBO Says (Update1)
bloomberg.com — Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- The government wouldn’t be able to spend at least one-fourth of a proposed... $825 billion economic stimulus plan until after 2010, according to a new report that suggests it may take longer than expected to boost the economy. A ... (more) Much of Stimulus Won’t Be Spent Before 2011, CBO Says ...
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Video: Stimulating government, not the economy
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... show most of the spending will occur more than a year from now, and half of it more than two years away (via QandO ): Assuming enactment in mid-February, CBO estimates that the bill would increase outlays by $92 billion during the remaining several months of fiscal year 2009, by $225 billion in fiscal year 2010 (which begins on October 1), by $159 billion in 2011, and by a total of $604 billion over the 2009-2019 period. That spending includes outlays from discretionary appropriations in Division A of the bill and direct spending resulting from Division B. In addition, CBO ...

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