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Economic Stimulus

Goldman's Profits Come from Our Pockets: Why We Need a Tobin Tax

Ellen Brown | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Wall Street Traders, Program Trading, Goldman Sachs, Wall Street Bailout, Tobin Tax, Sales Tax, G20 Summit, Joseph Stiglitz, IMF Funding, United Nations, Economic Stimulus, Business News
Ellen Brown

While Wall Street's welfare queens have been busy collecting generous government handouts, the 50 states have been left to fend for themselves.

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Jason Linkins

Rachel Maddow Urges Democrats To Be 'Aggressive' In Fighting Unemployment

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rachel Maddow, Economic Stimulus, Economic Stimulus Package, Unemployment, 2010 Elections, Politics News

If Democrats have deeply-held convictions on how to act to bolster the economy and stem the downward trend in unemployment, they ought to act on them and put some real leadership behind the effort.

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Out Out-of-Whack Economy and the Happy Talk Propagandists

Dave Lindorff | Posted 10.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mainstream Media, Falling Dollar, Economic Stimulus, Stock Markets, Recession, Economy, Politics News
Dave Lindorff

Recession ending? Don't bet on it.

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The Case For More Stimulus: NYT

New York Times | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Federal Stimulus Funds, Economic Collapse, Federal Deficit, President Obama, Obama Economic Policy, Economic Stimulus, Federal Budget, Federal Stimulus, Unemployment Rate, Recession, Recession Over, Politics News

The consensus among economists is that the recession is over, and, technically, the herd is probably right. Corporate profitability has been boosted b...

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Republicans Must Stop Playing Politics With Unemployment Benefits

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Unemployment Benefits, Long Island, Senate Republicans, Recovery, Economic Policy, New York City, Middle Class, Economic Stimulus, Joblessness, Senate Democrats, Hudson Valley, Recession, New York News
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

Rather than do what is right, Republicans did what was politically convenient, twice blocking the unemployment extension last week in an effort to derail other economic recovery programs.

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Nail Banks with Super Taxes!

Diane Francis | Posted 10.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Recovery, Jagdish Bhagwati, Wall Street, Financial Meltdown, Economy, Economic Crisis, Treasury, Obama, Economic Stimulus, Taxation, Windfall Profits Tax, Business News
Diane Francis

Dr. Bhagwati fleshes out his prescriptions for the world economy and also provides his take on what he calls the "Wall Street Treasury Complex," the cause of the latest economic catastrophe.

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Secesh 3.0: Fear Of A Black President

David A. Love | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Confederacy, Birthers, Obama Stimulus, Homeland Security, McCain Palin, Secession, Confederate Flag, Secede, Obama, Southern Poverty Law Center, Joe Wilson You Lie, Strom Thurmond, Stimulus, Rep. Joe Wilson, Obama Health Care, Barack Obama, Rob Miller, Department of Homeland Security, Tax Day Tea Party, Obama Stimulus Plan, Economic Stimulus Package, Hate Groups, Stimulus Package, Joe Wilson, Birther, Economic Stimulus, Joe Wilson South Carolina, Health Care, Tea Party, Southern Strategy, Town Hall Meetings, Race, Racism, Politics News
David A. Love

When the Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) disrupted the President’s health care address before a joint session of Congress, it was not the first time th...

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We Are Not Dependent on Foreign Countries for Our Own Money

Paul A. London | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ben Bernanke Federal Reserve, Economic Stimulus, Money, Inflation, Deficits, Politics News
Paul A. London

History-blind conservatives scare the country by saying that creating more money is a slippery slope to runaway inflation. This is not so. The real danger is the opposite.

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Swiss Topple US As Most Competitive Economy

Yahoo! News | Sven Egenter | Posted 11.08.2009 | World

Read More: Economic Slowdown, Us Banking System, Swiss Economy, Economic Crisis, Economic Stimulus, Switzerland Economy Switzerland Banks, Swiss Us Economy, US Recession, US Economy, Economy, Global Economic Crisis, World News

GENEVA (Reuters) �" Switzerland knocked the United States off the position as the world's most competitive economy as the crash of the U.S. banking ...

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Irresponsibly Following the Congressional Budget Office

Dean Baker | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Stimulus, Health Care, Budget, Cbo, Congressional Budget Office, Business News
Dean Baker

Members of Congress would be foolish to ignore the projections provided by the CBO, however they would be irresponsible if they treated this analysis as the final word.

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Mafia Looking For Cut Of Stimulus Pie

New York Times | WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM | Posted 09.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Corruption, New York, Economic Stimulus Package, Mob, Organized Crime, Five Familes, Fbi, Mafia, Economic Stimulus, New Jersey, New York News

Everybody is looking for stimulus money. From bridge builders to food stamp recipients, from roofers to subway riders, from teachers to housing proje...

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The Hidden Payoff from Cash for Clunkers

Eric Schurenberg | Posted 09.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Cash for Clunkers, Economic Stimulus, Brad Delong, George Akerlof, Animal Spirits, Consumer Confidence, Cash for Clunkers Consumer Spending, Cash for Clunkers 2009, Cash for Clunkers Benefits, Consumer Spending, Business News
Eric Schurenberg

To the extent that the Clunkers program gave Americans a reason to believe that things can return to normal and to that the government has a handle on recovery, it was a pretty good investment.

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Unemployment, Deficits To Be Far Worse Than Stated: White House

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 09.25.2009 | Business

Read More: White House Deficit Projection, White House Deficit, Orszag Deficit, Unemployment, Stimulus Deficit, Bigger Deficit Projected, Economic Stimulus, Deficit Projection, Business News

WASHINGTON — In a chilling forecast, the White House is predicting a 10-year federal deficit of $9 trillion – more than the sum of all pre...

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Want to Stimulate the Economy? Lower the Retirement Age to 55 Now!

Thom Hartmann | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Economic Stimulus, Social Security, Medicare, Retirement, Politics News
Thom Hartmann

If enough Boomers left the job market, it would flip the current dynamic of too-many-people-chasing-too-few-jobs upside down, and create a tight labor markets.

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Transportation Secretary: 'Cash For Clunkers' Won't Run Much Longer

AP | KEN THOMAS and DAN STRUMPF | Posted 09.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Recovery, Cash for Clunkers Program, Old Cars, Cash for Clunkers, Cars, Ray Lahood, Economic Stimulus, Transportation-Secretary, Recession, Business News

WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood assured car dealers Wednesday that they will be reimbursed for sales made under the Cash for Cl...

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HAPPY for Pets

Michael Markarian | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Veterinarians, Thaddeus McCotter, Pet Care, Pets, Animals, Recession, American Vetrinary Medical Association, Abandoned Pets, Household Budgets, Animal Rights, Tax Deductible, Animal Welfare, Euthanized, Economic Stimulus, Adopting Pets, Safety Net, Tax Deductions, Politics News
Michael Markarian

By encouraging affordable pet care, the bill not only promotes animal health and well-being, as well as our well-being, but could also help to stimulate the economy.

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Five Ways California's Climate Law Will Boost the Economy

Frances Beinecke | Posted 09.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy Efficiency, Green Jobs, California, ab32, Jobs, Economic Stimulus, Clean Energy, Clean Technology, Venture Capital, Global Warming, Green News
Frances Beinecke

Full implementation of AB 32 will dramatically expand the promising figures already displayed by the growth in green jobs and venture capital in the clean energy economy.

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What A Jobless Recovery Today Means For Tomorrow?

Leo Hindery, Jr. | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Economic Recovery, Unemployment, President Obama, Economic Stimulus Package, Middle Class, Jobs, Economic Stimulus, Barack Obama, Politics News
Leo Hindery, Jr.

How can we carry out important national missions such as health care reform and energy reform when nearly 30 million workers are effectively unemployed?

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Hallelujah, Salvation Is At Hand! Or Is It?

Dan Dorfman | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Job Losses, Obama Wall Street, Wall Street Crash, Unemployment Rate, Mortgage Crisis, Obama Financial Crisis, Unemployment Numbers, Global Recession, Dow Industrial, Wall Street Crisis, Mortgage Relief, Unemployment, Obama Job Loss, Wall Street, Economic Recession, Recession Fears, Global Financial Crisis, Economic Stimulus, Economic Recovery, Business News
Dan Dorfman

Fundamental problems are not being resolved, but rather papered over: the excess debt of low quality, excess speculation in the financial markets and mushrooming debt and deficits.

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Small Businesses Short Changed on Stimulus Funds

Chris Gunn | Posted 08.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Fraud, Lack of Oversight, Small Business, Economic Stimulus Package, Abuse, Barack Obama, Economy, Small Business Administration, Middle Class, Sba, Economic Stimulus, Lloyd Chapman, American Small Business League, Loopholes, Mark Deo, Business News
Chris Gunn

When small businesses thrive, our economy grows. Yet today, millions of these businesses are being threatened by the very plan that was supposedly intended to help them.

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Stimulus Creates, Saves More Jobs In June: Committee

Reuters | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stimulus Obama, Economic Stimulus, Stimulus Jobs, Stimulus June, Stimulus Plan, Stimulus, Politics News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of jobs created or saved by infrastructure projects funded by the U.S. economic stimulus plan more than doubled in J...

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Information Asymmetries Part II

Leslie Pratch, Ph.D. | Posted 08.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Government, Paul Krugman, Economic Stimulus, Poverty, Joseph Stiglitz, Stock Market, Sam Pelzman, Payroll Taxes, Milton Friedman, Global Financial Crisis, Financial Advice, Business News
Leslie Pratch, Ph.D.

It takes time for labor unemployment to go down, but there is now a lot of slack capacity and eventually that slack capacity will be priced appropriately and then, finally, consumers will spend.

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Obama's Economy

Michael Likosky | Posted 08.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Citi, Energy, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, p3s, Public-Private Partnerships, Bailouts, George W. Bush, President Obama, Shock and Awe, Public Works, Infrastructure, Morgan Stanley, Tax Incentives, General Motors, Janesville-Wisconsin, Rustbelt, Michigan, Iraq War, Privatization, Goldman, Economic Stimulus, Tarp, Tax Havens, Business News
Michael Likosky

If the TARP banks are to be a main investment vehicle for the next stage of recovery -- as they should be, it is after all our money not theirs -- it is heartening to have Obama at the helm.

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Not on the Job

Jodie Allen | Posted 08.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jobs, Economic Stimulus, Obama Economy, Leo Hindery, Lawrence Summers, Politics News
Jodie Allen

The consensus of economic wisdom now informs us that we are facing a jobless recovery. That might not be so bad if it hadn't been preceded by a long period of poorly paid prosperity.

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Suffering in El Centro: Cigars in Sacramento

Ann Pettifor | Posted 08.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Budget Crisis, Deficit, State Budgets, Unemployment, Budget Cuts, Green New Deal, Economic Stimulus, Sales Tax, Business News
Ann Pettifor

California's economy is in free fall. This appears to be of little concern to Governor Schwarzenegger, who instead prefers to focus his energy, attention and political capital on the ballooning state budget.

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