washingtonmonthly.com - 11/24/2008
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THE NEW DEAL.... A few days ago, Tyler Cowen had an op-ed piece in the New York Times questioning the efficacy of FDR's New Deal policies in addressing the Great Depression. The Heritage Foundation also recently went after the New...
thinkprogress.org - 11/23/2008
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thinkprogress.org —
Economists on both the left and right broadly
agree that the need for stimulative government spending is...
necessary to prevent a further collapse of the global economic system — just as the New Deal and the deficit spending of World War II ...
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George Will: ‘The First New Deal Didn’t Work’
edgeofthewest.wordpress.com - 11/23/2008
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edgeofthewest.wordpress.com —
In the NYT, you’ll see the eminently reasonable
and decent Tyler Cowen explain, “The New Deal Didn’t...
Always Work, Either.” It’s a good thing nobody’s arguing that, then, isn’t it? Here’s a few quick ...
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With Tyler against the strawmen and conservatives.
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So This is the New Deal
Matthew Yglesias —
... In addition to what Steve Benen says on the subject of the New Deal, it’s important to distinguish between the structural reforms (i.e., “New Deal”) that FDR implemented during his time in office and FDR’s efforts to bring about an economic recovery. ...
Jim Hightower: Obama Must Be Even Bolder Than FDR
The Latest on Air America —
... – and for our country – is to stand firm against the ideological naysayers and to be even bolder than FDR. “Republicans’ Latest Talking Point: The New Deal Failed,” The New York Times, January 12, 2009. “Franklin Delano Obama?” www.nytimes.com , November 10, 2008. “New Deal economics,” www.nytimes.com , November 8, 2008. “Heritage Foundations Compares New Deal To Nazi-Soviet ‘Collectivism’,” www.thinkprogress.org , October 28, 2008. “Political Animal,” www.washingtonmonthly.com , November 24, 2008. Originally Posted on JimHightower.com ...
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