Obama Stimulus

Romney On Stimulus: 'The Largest, One-Time Careless Expenditure Of Government Money'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.18.2012

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- At a campaign event in New Hampshire on Friday, Mitt Romney once again sharply condemned the stimulus package passed during the pr...

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We Could Still Be In A Recession If Not For The Stimulus, Report Finds

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 05.02.2012

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The recovery's been weak these last few years. But if the federal government hadn't reacted to the financial crisis the way it did, things would have ...

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Health Care Economics

Jared Bernstein | Posted 04.27.2012

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If the economy were a person, here's how I'd describe his travails in recent years. For far too long, he binged on junk food, with no regard for the impact of such dietary habits on his system.

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Mitt Romney Campaigning At School That Received Stimulus Funds

The Huffington Post | Sam Stein | Posted 04.27.2012

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Mitt Romney is set to campaign at Otterbein College on Friday for an event that his campaign is describing as a roundtable with graduating students. A...

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Stuck at Zero

Jared Bernstein | Posted 04.03.2012

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I've pretty much stopped exhorting policy makers to engage in deficit-financed fiscal stimulus, not because we no longer need it -- we do -- but because it feels like a waste of time. With the fading of the Recovery Act along with state and local budget cuts, U.S. fiscal policy has turned contractionary. Yes, the economy is getting better, and pretty consistently at that. But it's still a slog, and gas prices are pushing the other way, among other factors. So I'm going to briefly drag the idea of stimulus out of hiding for two reasons. First, there's been a spate of research on the bang from fiscal stimulus in certain situations. And second, because Europe is providing such a sad, natural experiment of this forgotten thesis.

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Peter Orszag, Former Top Obama Adviser, Takes Issue With Critical Book

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.24.2012

WASHINGTON -- One of President Barack Obama's former top advisers is taking issue with his portrayal in a new book exploring the economic team's inter...

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Obama Advisor Pushed For $1.8 Trillion Stimulus

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.14.2012

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WASHINGTON -- As policy pursuits go, none has had more consequence for the Obama administration than the stimulus: Not only did the American Recovery ...

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HARP Is Harping on the Wrong Solution and Bilking Taxpayers

Jerry Chautin | Posted 01.29.2012

The revised HARP program will help a few homeowners and investors at taxpayers' expense. It will release refinancing lenders from liability. And most disappointing, it may have no discernible effect on improving our economy.

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Never Mind Obama... When Are the Rest of Us Going to Grow Up?

Ted Cadsby | Posted 12.19.2011

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If history teaches us anything, it's that history teaches us nothing. A decade after the "mission accomplished" banner debacle, many voters still clamor for simple solutions captured by tidy slogans, such as "no new taxes" or "no new spending."

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"Free Market" Politicians Call for Austerity and Cuts While Financial Markets Call for Keynesian Stimulus and Jobs

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 11.28.2011

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As markets warn of the risk of double-dip recession or even depression, politicians in Washington and Berlin -- who claim to believe in "free markets" -- fiddle while Rome may be about to burn.

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GOP Rep Smiles For Camera, Cuts Ribbon On Project He Opposed

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.27.2011

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WASHINGTON -- An ardent opponent of the federal stimulus plan showed up Monday in Winnetka, Ill., to smile and cut the ribbon at a ceremony unveiling ...

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Jobs Act Aims To Get The Funds Out Fast

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.12.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The White House officially released its American Jobs Act on Monday, setting in motion a critical few months in which budget and spendin...

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On Jobs: Tell It Like It Is

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 10.30.2011

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Half measures aren't likely to pass anyway. And worse, they constitute presidential malpractice, using the "bully pulpit" to confuse rather than educate the American people about the straits we are in. Far better simply to tell it like it is.

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Summers Calls For New Stimulus

Posted 08.12.2011

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WASHINGTON (REUTERS/Jeff Mason) - U.S. policy makers should reduce payroll taxes employers pay on workers' wages and focus on near-term economic g...

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After Bashing Obama's Stimulus Program, Rick Scott Kept Millions In State Budget

Miami Herald | Posted 07.31.2011

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Gov. Rick Scott campaigned against President Obama’s "failed stimulus" program -- yet the freshman politician kept nearly $370 million of the federa...

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Obama's Job Creation Plan and Business Growth Coincide at Exporting

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

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You can increase your revenues by selling products and services overseas, even if you've never done it before. Moreover, exporting creates jobs in America. That is why Obama wants the federal government to help you get started.

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What Can Obama Learn From Bill Clinton?

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Clinton's brief appearance last week excited both members of the media and Washington, but the question now is whether Clinton's presence can help Obama turn things around.

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Obama Confronts Newly-Elected GOP Governors Who Campaigned Against Him

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama firmly defended his signature health care bill to a roomful of newly elected governors Thursday, many of the...

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Mortgage Banker's Forecast: More Regulation Will Cost Consumers and Taxpayers

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Washington, D. C. is hot, but the rest of the nation is not when comparing our unemployment rates to the nation's capitol. "The largest over-the-month...

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Obama Takes On GOP On Taxes, Economy In Weekly Address (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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BY ERICA WERNER The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says Republicans' plan to slash taxes and cut spending if the GOP retakes t...

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Obama's Jobs Program a Mixed Bag for Savings Accounts and Money Market Rates

Richard Barrington | Posted 11.17.2011

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Growth in employment may be the key to getting money market rates and other bank rates up from near-zero levels. So what should you make of the President's latest jobs program?

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WATCH: Intel CEO Says The Stimulus Didn't Work

Huffington Post | Nathaniel Cahners Hindman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Intel CEO Paul Otellini doesn't buy into the idea that the White House is anti-business, but he does believe the administration "just doesn't get it" ...

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Austan Goolsbee: Unemployment Is 'Going To Stay High'

ABC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Unemployment in the United States is "going to stay high" Austan Goolsbee, Obama's chief economic adviser, told Christiane Amanpour this morning on "T...

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Obama To Pitch Trio Of Economic Proposals In Ohio

AP | JULIE PACE and TOM RAUM | Posted 05.25.2011

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CLEVELAND — Politically weakened but refusing to bend, President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that Bush-era tax cuts be cut off for the wealt...

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America's Labor Day Message to Obama

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

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The president's stimulus bill notwithstanding, many believe that Obama could be doing more to create jobs. Here's a selection of the best editorials from around the country offering both insights and solutions.

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