mcclatchydc.com - 1/28/2009
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WASHINGTON — Economists think the stimulus plan that the House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday, while far from perfect, will help stimulate the moribund U.S. economy.
foxnews.com - 1/28/2009
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foxnews.com —
The House of Representatives approved an $819 billion
economic stimulus package Wednesday that President Obama has said...
is necessary to revive the economy. The final vote was 244-188, mostly along party lines as expected. The legislation includes an ...
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House Passes $819B Stimulus Package - Presidential ...
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Hullabaloo —
... comparing this to Eisenhower, but he proposed a $500 billion highway system, and they're going to put $30 billion" in roads and bridges, he said. "How farcical can you be? Give me a break." The fact that transit concerns don't have the money to currently meet increased ridership puts the lie to the idea that they couldn't use money quickly. And surveyors, urban planners, environmental impact studies, they create jobs too. There is good news here. First, respected economists are coming around to supporting the plan. "I think it's a ...
Progressive Breakfast: Economists Back Economic Recovery
LiberalOasis : The Blog —
... McClatchy settles the score: "...most leading economists who are experienced in public policy generally favor the stimulus plan that the House is considering because through it the government will step up spending at a time when private-sector spending has fallen off sharply. Some economists are ideologically opposed to any such massive government plan. The Cato Institute, a libertarian research center, has organized a list of dozens of academic economists who oppose the plan, urging instead tax cuts and smaller government, in favor of free markets and lower taxes over big ...
Bill Scher: First You Don't Succeed, Lie and Lie Again
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Most importantly, McClatchy Newspapers put the criticisms in proper context: "House Republicans have lampooned some modest spending provisions in the package that have little to do with stimulating the economy, but those measures account for only a small portion of the money." ...
America’s Mayors to GOP: PLEASE Vote for the Stimulus!
Firedoglake —
First it was the economists, then the governors (and GOP ones like Schwarzenegger at that). Now it's the mayors' turn to beg the Republicans in the Senate and their Blue Dog buddies to stop screwing around and vote for the stimulus already: ...
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Will the stimulus actually stimulate? Economists say no
mcclatchydc.com 2/13/2009 — WASHINGTON — The compromise economic stimulus plan agreed to by negotiators from the House of Representatives and the Senate is short on incentives to get consumers spending again and long on social goals that won't stimulate economic activity, ...
Economists against the stimulus
tigerhawk.blogspot.com 1/28/2009 — The Cato Institute has managed to find a pretty long list of economists (pdf) willing to put their names to a full-page ad in the New York Times and presumably other papers denouncing the stimulus bill. Well, somebody needs to make the point.
House to vote on Obama's stimulus plan
msnbc.msn.com 1/28/2009 — The President 's expansive and expensive plan to jump-start the economy is all but certain to clear its first hurdle when the Democratic-controlled House votes on a $825 billion version later today.
The Future Of The Stimulus
politics.theatlantic.com 2/4/2009 —
Just 15 years ago, President Clinton's $16.3 billion economic stimulus package was backlogged in the Senate because moderate Republicans and Democrats refused to go along with roughly $12 billion in new spending. Like Obama, ...
Economists, ideology, and stimulus
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com 1/19/2009 — Mark Thoma and Brad DeLong are both, in slightly different ways, perturbed by the state of debate over fiscal stimulus. So am I. This has not been one of the profession's finest hours.
There are certainly legitimate arguments against spending-based ...
House to vote on Obama's economic stimulus plan
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news.yahoo.com 1/28/2009 — AP - President Barack Obama's expansive and expensive plan to jump-start the economy is all but certain to clear its first hurdle when the Democratic-controlled House votes on a $825 billion version that melds new spending and tax cuts. Republican ...
Congress: Tonight's stimulus vote
firstread.msnbc.msn.com 1/28/2009 —
The Washington Post previews the House vote on the stimulus. "The House is scheduled to vote tonight on an $825 billion stimulus proposal aimed at creating 4 million jobs and giving individuals and businesses an infusion of cash. The bill ...
A Flawed Stimulus is Better than No Stimulus
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 2/8/2009 — Claire McCaskill seems to be softening her line on the Senate stimulus deal. She Tweets “Just saw Krugman’s comments on reduction in recov act. Question for him. Would no stimulus act be better than one thats 800 B instead of 900.” ...
Obama faces first stimulus test —
CNN Political Ticker 1/28/2009
The House is set to weigh in on the stimulus plan today.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) – President Barack Obama will face the first real test of his push for a stimulus package on Wednesday, as the House of Representatives prepares to vote on the ...
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