Stimulus

The Urgent Case for a Big Stimulus

Jeff Madrick | Posted 10.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve, John Maynard Keynes, Milton Friedman, Stimulus, Wealth Effect, Fiscal Policy, Financial Crisis, Business News
Jeff Madrick

If we don't stimulate the economy, tax revenues will fall far faster and deficits rise, anyway. But they won't be the deficits of constructive investment. They will be the deficits caused by unnecessarily lost wealth.

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14 Days Out: "No, No, We Don't Need That -- We Just Need You to Vote"

Jesse Lee | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Stimulus, Dnc, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, 2008 Election, Politics News
Jesse Lee

After being called out on the hypocrisy of the deceitfully vicious robocalls he once denounced, today McCain seemed to embrace the myth that he is somehow not responsible for his campaign.

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Fed announces new plan to help money market funds

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 10.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Economy, Finance, Personal Finance, Stimulus, Stimulus Package, Congress, Business News

WASHINGTON — First, it was the banks. Now the Federal Reserve has come to the aid of money market funds as the government seeks to break the cre...

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Friday Talking Points [51] -- Some Positivity

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

While we're all waiting for someone to leak the Palin Troopergate Report (which is reminiscent of waiting for "Fitzmas" during the whole Scooter Libby...

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Jed Lewison

McCain Drops 'Main Street' Stimulus, Follows Obama's Lead On Taxpayer Protections

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Video, John McCain, Bloopers, Stimulus, Bailout, Barack Obama, Economy, Politics News

This afternoon, John McCain gave his first press conference in nearly six weeks, answering only a few questions and totally punting on the most import...

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Offshore Drilling Won't Help, But "Green Stimulus" Can

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Price of Oil, Energy Information Administration, Mass Transit, Senator McCain, Oil Dependency, Energy Consumption, Senator Obama, Economic Stimulus, Public Transit, Green Stimulus, Stimulus, Housing Bubble, Politics News
Mark Weisbrot

On This Week, McCain again mentioned "offshore drilling" as part of a plan to reduce dependence on foreign oil. And he got away with it.

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Friday Talking Points [30] -- "Mainstream Media Out To Lunch" Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

If every port on the West Coast of the United States of America was shut down because of a terrorist threat, do you think it would make the news? So d...

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Buying Our Way to a Better Planet?

A. Siegel | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Energy Efficiency, Economics, Stimulus, Economy, Global Warming, Green, Green Business, Green Living, Politics News
A. Siegel

It is worth thinking about the difference between greening our choices (and fostering a more sustainable lifestyle/economy) and using Green as an excuse for ever more consumption.

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What Does Recession Mean? It Means Economic Suffering

Jeff Madrick | Posted 04.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Credit Crisis, Lost Jobs, Stimulus, Inflation, Wages, Recession, The Meaning of Recession, US Economy, Bush Economy, U.S. Economy, Low Wages, Recession Salary, Economy, Salary, Recession Wages, Business News
Jeff Madrick

What to remember about the silly debate over the nomenclature is that recession affects most of us. The median American wage in 2010 could very well be what it was in 1995 or 1996.

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The Self-Inflicted Recession

Jared Bernstein and Nancy Cleeland | Posted 03.07.2008 | Business

Read More: Bush Economy, Debt, U.S. Economy, Economic Stimulus Package, Economic Recession, Stimulus Package, Economy, Recession Fears, Economic Stimulus, Stimulus, Bush Stimulus Plan, Recession, Personal Debt, Business News
Jared Bernstein and Nancy Cleeland

We can ease the pain of this self-inflicted recession by reviving some other basic American concepts, such as the idea that government can serve a role in mediating a heartless economy.

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Rebates Could Stave Off Long Recession

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 02.09.2008 | Business

Read More: Recession, Tax Rebates, Stimulus, Economic Stimulus Package, Stimulus Plan, Business News

WASHINGTON — Despite remarkably quick passage, the economic aid plan and its cash rebates may come too late to prevent a recession this year. Fo...

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Friday Talking Points [17]

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.01.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

This column is dedicated to the idea that Democrats can learn to use talking points as effectively as Republicans often do. This idea annoys many who...

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How the Country Has Come to Find Itself in the Current Economic Mess

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 01.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Bush Economy, U.S. Economy, Housing Market, Subprime Mortgages, Economic Stimulus Package, Free Lunch, Stock Market, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Economy, Subprime, Stimulus, Bush Stimulus Plan, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

Are we better than 30 years ago? The answer is a thundering no. The solution is not a piddling $150 billion fiscal stimulus package that helps those who don't need it much.

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State of the Union: The Legacy of George W. Bush in Cold, Hard Numbers

Dan Brown | Posted 01.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Pew Poll, Rahm Emanuel, George W. Bush, Mitt Romney, President Bush, Health Care, Stimulus, 2008 Election, State of the Union, Republicans, Politics News
Dan Brown

Mind-bogglingly, the G.O.P. presidential front-runners are embracing this man; John McCain is running on Bush's military policy and Mitt Romney is running on Bush's economic policy.

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Rebates Could Come by May

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 01.26.2008 | Business

Read More: Stimulus, Economic Stimulus, Economic Stimulus Package, Bush Stimulus Plan, Tax Rebate, Business News

WASHINGTON — Most taxpayers could expect a rebate of up to $600 starting in mid-May under the economic aid plan set to go through Congress withi...

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At Least Reagan Gave Us Cheese

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 01.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Henry Paulson, Ronald Reagan, John Boehner, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Nancy Pelosi, Holc, Bush Economy, Debt, U.S. Economy, Economic Stimulus Package, Economy, Stimulus, Bush Stimulus Plan, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

The Times says that both parties are "pleased" by the plan and that Bush made a "big concession" with this stimulus bill. What "big concession?"

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Quickfixonomics: Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac?

Jacki Zehner | Posted 01.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Bush Economy, Treasury Department, Merrill Lynch, U.S. Economy, Subprime Mortgages, Freddie Mac, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Economy, Henry Paulson, Fannie Mae, Stimulus, Business News
Jacki Zehner

Mortgage giants are in deep trouble already. To include them in quickfixonomics would be an irresponsible act.

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The Stimulus Swindle

David Sirota | Posted 01.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Corporate Taxes, Stimulus, Economy, Bush Economy, U.S. Economy, Fed Rate Cut, Politics News
David Sirota

Whenever politicians of both parties start praising each other on an economic issue, hold onto your wallet, because you are about to get fleeced.

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Stimulus Deal: The Banes of Bipartisanship

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 01.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Bipartisanship, Stimulus, President, Recession, Economy, Democratic Congress, Economic Stimulus Package, Barbara Ehrenreich, Bush Stimulus Plan, Politics News
Robert L. Borosage

The real price of the deal is the continued misdirection of the economy and miseducation of the country. We need what the stimulus package excludes.

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Unmasking 'The Economy'

Philip Slater | Posted 01.23.2008 | Business

Read More: Media, Stimulus, Economy, Subprime Mortgages, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Business News
Philip Slater

The executive branch of our government operates on authoritarian principles that most corporations abandoned decades ago as too cumbersome.

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Tips On How To Stop The Downfall

New York Times | Joseph E. Stiglitz | Posted 01.23.2008 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Unemployed, Stimulus, Unemployment Insurance, Economy, Business News

America's economy is headed for a major slowdown. Whether there is a recession (two quarters of negative growth) is less important than the fact that ...

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The Confidence Man

Deborah Siegel and Jacki Zehner | Posted 01.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Bush Economy, Consumerism, Savings, Economy, Henry Paulson, Economic Stimulus, Capitalism, Stimulus, Bush Stimulus Plan, Recession, Business News
Deborah Siegel and Jacki Zehner

Help America spend our way out of a problem created by too much spending? Only in America.

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