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The Limits of Fiscal Stimulus
I probably should have included this under my predictions for 2009 . I seriously doubt that any politically possible stimulus package that the new Congress and the Obama Administration enacts next year will do a great deal more to stimulate the economy than the mere passage of time will. ...
Obama's clever fiscal stimulus strategy
thenextright.com — Barack Obama appears to be making significant overtures to cultivate Republican support for his fiscal stimulus plan... with massive tax cuts (albeit short-term tax shifts rather than structural changes or actual cuts).  The Leftroots (and Paul ... (more) Obama's clever fiscal stimulus strategy
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SanityDean's World
Looks like the Obama stimulus package will be largely in the form of tax cuts . Of course, they’re not going to be able to do this and throw trillions at industries and states; Obama may already be looking at a $2 trillion deficit in 2009, by far the largest in both absolute terms and ...
FDR Prolonged the Depression? Really?Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
If you’re like me, you sometimes find yourself speechless when confronted with abject insanity, such as conservatives’ newest talking point—the one designed to stop Congress from passing an economic stimulus package. READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries January 1, 2009 ...
Wall Street Bets 2009 Will Be A Bull YearThe Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Wall Street is betting a new U.S. president and a fresh stimulus package will prod stocks higher in 2009, following a year most investors would gladly forget. Investors are expecting gains of as much as 10 to 20 percent next year, partly reversing a dismal 39 percent drop in the S&P; 500 in ...