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althouse.blogspot.com - 1/29/2009
Let's talk about the stimulus package.
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"[S]ome news organizations have been less than diligent in telling you that other respectable economists are deeply skeptical of the idea, flatly oppose it or favor competing proposals such as additional tax relief. The University of Chicago's Gary Becker, another Nobel laureate, warns that ...

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Maggie's Farm:  Lots of Thursday links

ACORN's Stimulus
spectator.org - 1/29/2009
ACORN's Stimulus
— spectator.org — With a new president ensconced in the White House, it's time to roll out the goodies for loyal supporters in left-of-center political advocacy groups such as ACORN. The latest economic... (more) ACORN's Stimulus

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foxnews.com - 1/28/2009
House Passes $819B Stimulus Package - Presidential Politics | Political News
— 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 ... (more) House Passes $819B Stimulus Package - Presidential ...

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salon.com - 1/28/2009
Right attacking stimulus money for health programs
— salon.com — Matt Drudge already collected one scalp in the battle over the stimulus package that will be voted on in the House today. After he highlighted money for family planning programs in the bill, Republicans started an outcry, and President Obama ... (more) Right attacking stimulus money for health programs

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Lots of Thursday links
Maggie's Farm — ... seems now to have rejected his own academic work, which was broadly Neo-Keynesian, and abandoned his academic arguments that government intervention, even in cases of market failure, was more harmful than helpful. As far as the stimulus bill goes, it appears "we are all Keynesians now". We should know better. The audacity of moonbat greed. Related: Wishful Thinking at Attack Machine. And more stimulus skepticism. Althouse. Pork, or hot dogs (see below)? You will never eat ...

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