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angrybear.blogspot.com - 2/5/2009
The Case for No Stimulus
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by reader sammy The Case for No Stimulus For the last three months, Americans have been treated to a debate over what the government can do to ease the effects of the current recession and bring about a speedy recovery. Lawmakers of both parties are now considering a very large stimulus ...
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 2/2/2009
Protectionism and stimulus (wonkish)
— krugman.blogs.nytimes.com — Should we be upset about the buy-American provisions in the stimulus bill? Is there an economic case... for such provisions? The answer is yes and yes. And I do think it's important to be honest about the second yes. The economic case against ... (more) Protectionism and stimulus (wonkish)

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Opinion: There's No Stimulus Free Lunch
online.wsj.com - 2/10/2009
Opinion: There's No Stimulus Free Lunch
— online.wsj.com — GARY S. BECKER and KEVIN M. MURPHY How much will the stimulus package moving in Congress really... stimulate the economy? The evaluations to date have been incomplete, so we looked at the likely stimulative effect from the spending parts of the House and ... (more) Opinion: There's No Stimulus Free Lunch

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csmonitor.com - 2/9/2009
Instead of stimulus, do nothing – seriously
— csmonitor.com — Stimulus is unconstitutional. And history shows that the economy can recover strongly on its own, if politicians... stay out of the way. (more) Instead of stimulus, do nothing – seriously

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EconoSpeak:  CBO Does Not Agree With Brian Riedl

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CBO Does Not Agree With Brian Riedl
EconoSpeak — ... I guess we should thank the author of this Angrybear post for brining to our attention the Washington Times somewhat misleading account of what CBO said – even if Sammy refuses to recognize the critical distinction between short-term Keynesian effects versus long-term classical effects.

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