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Joseph Stiglitz on the tax cuts versus spending question: Do not squander America’s stimulus on tax cuts, by Joseph Stiglitz, Commentary, Financial Times : As news of the US economy worsens, worries about whether a stimulus could restart the economy are growing. ... What is clear is that tax ...
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Progressive Breakfast: Back To Ohio
LiberalOasis : The Blog —
... (via Economist's View): "...household tax cuts, except for possibly the poorest, should have no place in the stimulus. Nor should business tax breaks, except when closely linked with additional investment. The one tax cut that should be included is a temporary incremental investment tax credit; it provides a big bang for the buck, encouraging companies to invest now when the economy needs the spending. Increased investments in infrastructure, education and technology, relief to states, and help to the unemployed need pride of place." ...
‘More And More’ Middle-Class People ‘Will Slip Into Poverty As The Recession Takes Hold’
Wonk Room —
... This is why measures aimed at alleviating the sting of unemployment and poverty need to be included in the economic stimulus package being crafted in Congress. As Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz explained, this type of stimulus spending “serves multiple ends“: ...
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