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economistsview.typepad.com - 1/16/2009
Stiglitz: Just Say No to Tax Cuts
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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 ...
economistsview.typepad.com - 1/22/2009
Tax Cuts, Government Spending, Public Goods, and the Stimulus Package
— economistsview.typepad.com — Tax cuts won't build schools, or any other public good. And right now, with so much of... our infrastructure in need of attention, we need public goods. We tried the tax cut approach to stimulating the economy once, we had no choice since Bush and the ... (more) Tax Cuts, Government Spending, Public Goods, and the ...

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Marginal Revolution:  Savings, the Keynesian "loose joint," and tax cuts in the stimulus plan

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Savings, the Keynesian "loose joint," and tax cuts in the stimulus plan
Marginal Revolution — ... I wouldn't expect a whole lot of recovery from these scenarios, but there's nothing problematic about having some tax cuts in the stimulus package.  If you're looking for another opinion, here is Joseph Stiglitz. ...

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