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econlog.econlib.org - 1/22/2009
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(January 21, 2009 07:59 AM, by Arnold Kling)
I am going to endorse the idea that Bryan
Caplan called smart stimulus. if you cut employers' share of the payroll tax, this puts money in employers' hands, not workers'. But the indirect effect is to ...
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Getting the Most Bang for the Stimulus Buck
EconoSpeak —
by the Sandwichman Dean Baker has made this old Sandwichman very, very happy. Point seven of Dean's "Yes, We Can Make the Stimulus more Stimulating": 7) Pay for shorter workweeks and more vacations The United States lags the rest of world in that its workers are not guaranteed any vacation time, sick leave, or family and parental leave. In Europe, five or six weeks a year of paid vacation is standard. Also, all Western European countries guarantee their workers some amount of paid sick leave and paid parental leave. The stimulus gives us a ...
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naked capitalism —
... Tax New York Times. This is terribly regressive and way way overdue. Junk bond rebound adds to credit thaw; levels still distressed MarketWatch Panic on the campus as graduate jobs disappear Independent Massive Taxpayer Backlash Over Pension Crisis Is Coming Michael Shedlock HSBC may need $30 billion: Morgan Stanley Reuters (hat tip reader Michael). HSBC had been considered one of the better capitalized banks. Yes, We Can Make the Stimulus More Stimulating Dean Baker. Among other things, he wants more holidays! ...
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Why Isn't The Stimulus Stimulating?
forbes.com 6/26/2009 — It's no secret that the Obama administration is deeply troubled by the continuing rise in unemployment. The national unemployment rate has risen to 9.4% from 7.2% in December and 5.5% in May 2008. The number of employed workers has fallen to 132 ...
Bruce Bartlett Worries About Not-So-Stimulating Stimulus, Too
economistmom.com 1/27/2009 — In today’s Forbes, Bruce Bartlett seems to worry, as I do , that a lot of this so-called “stimulus” won’t really stimulate the economy anytime soon–and if that’s the case, that the choice to deficit finance that ...
Stimulus for Who?
safehaven.com 1/27/2009 — This week the House is expected to pass an $825 billion economic stimulus package. In reality, this bill is just an escalation of a government-created economic mess. As before, a sense of urgency and impending doom is being used to extract ...
Stimulus Watch: Web Watchdog for the Stimulus Package
businesspundit.com 2/12/2009 — StimulusWatch is a new wiki that uses online feedback to hold the government accountable for its elephantine stimulus package. From the website :
StimulusWatch.org was built to help the new administration keep its pledge to invest stimulus money smartly, and to hold public officials to ...
49 stocks are up 50% plus in a month
stockbee.blogspot.com 3/27/2009 — Market is up 20% in 13 sessions, so obviously the number of stocks up 50% in a month is also up. 49 stocks are up 50% plus. Beaten down stocks dominate the list. ASH,Ashland Inc ( Google Yahoo Earnings Chart ) BELFB,Bel Fuse Inc Cl B ...
Google's Lead Gets Bigger —
The Big Money 1/13/2009
Google may have its troubles elsewhere, but it's still kicking ass and taking names in the U.S.A. According to the Internet metric company Hitwise , December saw Google take its biggest lead yet in the search market. More than 72 percent of ...
Google Cuts 100 Recruiters —
BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily 1/14/2009
Google (GOOG) disclosed in a blog post this afternoon that it has cut 100 jobs in its recruiting organization.
“As we made clear during our last quarterly earnings call in October, Google is still hiring but at a reduced rate,” ...
Face value: One tough Yahoo! —
The Economist: Full print edition 1/15/2009
Life has tested Carol Bartz far more than even running Yahoo! will WHO is Carol Bartz? This week Yahoo!, a huge but floundering internet company, appointed her as its new boss. Ms Bartz is one of only a few women at the top in Silicon Valley, now ...
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