washingtonpost.com - 12/29/2008
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online.wsj.com - 1/5/2009
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[Obama Eyes $310 Billion Tax Cut] Getty Images
President-elect Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are crafting a
plan to offer as much as $310 billion of tax cuts.
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Obama Eyes $300 Billion Tax Cut
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/5/2009
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krugman.blogs.nytimes.com —
I don't know yet. But news reports this
morning certainly raise questions. Let's lay out the basics
here. Other things equal, public investment is a much better way to provide economic stimulus than tax cuts, for two reasons. First, if the government ...
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Is Obama relying too much on tax cuts?
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