Stimulus Spending

We Can't Stall the Recovery!

Harlan Green | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Confidence Fairies, Paul Krugman, Republicans, Grover Norquist, Stimulus Spending, Social Security, Medicare, Health Care, Economic Recovery, Politics News
Harlan Green

Improving their health care system is the first step taken by underdeveloped countries on their path to entering the modern world, while U.S. conservatives seem bent on returning the U.S. to a less-developed status to enhance their already wealthy supporters.

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Elise Foley

Durbin: Debt Deal Will Be The Death Of Keynesian Economics

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 09.30.2011

Read More: Keynesian Economics, Richard Durbin, Deficit, Debt, Debt Ceiling, Stimulus Spending, John Maynard Keynes, Spending Cuts, Debt Limit, Debt Deal, Dick Durbin, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Republicans are killing Keynesian economics with their attempt to cut spending as the economy rebounds from a recession, Senate Majo...

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Didn't Like the Stimulus? You Might Hate It When It's Gone

Mark Engler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: State Budgets, Paul Krugman, Obama, Stimulus, Keynesianism, Stimulus Spending, Politics News
Mark Engler

To people across the country who live in states in crisis, and who were sheltered from the full impact of economic downturn in the last two years, the stimulus should be looking pretty good right about now.

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Obama To Push For New Spending In State Of The Union

Wall Street Journal | DAMIAN PALETTA, JONATHAN WEISMAN and LAURA MECKLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama will call for new government spending on infrastructure, education and research in his State of the Union address Tuesday, shar...

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Stimulus Spending Looms Large In Midterm Contests

AP | KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stimulus Spending, Stimulus, 2010 Elections, Economic Crisis, Campaign Issues, Elections 2010, Politics News

DENVER — A photo of President Barack Obama hangs on the wall in CoraFaye's Cafe, a short walk from the Denver museum where Obama signed into law...

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The Stimulus: Slamming It, Working It

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott Brown, John McCain, Tea Party, Congressional Elections, Stimulus Spending, Center for Public Integrity, Ron Paul, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Michele Bachmann, Midterm Elections, Stimulus Funds, Washington Post, Republicans, Midterm 2010, Politics News
Rick Horowitz

These congressmen voted against stimulus. They railed against stimulus. They've been fundraising against stimulus. Except, apparently, when they want some of it.

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Dan Froomkin

11 Very Reasonable Places Your Stimulus Dollars Went

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republican leaders insist, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that President Obama's $800-billion-or-so stimulus package from last year hasn't ...

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Is It Time For Another Stimulus Package? Fed's Outlook Revives Debate

DailyFinance | CHARLES WALLACE | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the Federal Reserve adopting a more a pessimistic view of the economic outlook, the revival has been swift in calls for the federal government to...

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If We Put 10 Million Americans Back to Work, That Social Security "Shortfall" Would Disappear

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Strengthen Social Security, Deficit Commission, Social Security, Stimulus Spending, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

Why aren't those who profess such concern about Social Security's fiscal soundness pushing for more stimulus spending? Could it be because their real concern isn't protecting Social Security?

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Sam Stein

Robert Rubin Argues Against 'Major' Stimulus And For Deficit Reduction

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bob Rubin, the former Clinton administration Treasury Secretary and routine foil for many progressive-minded economists, argued on Sunday against a se...

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Holes in the Keynesian Arguments Against Neoliberal Austerity Policy -- Not "Bad" Policy, But Class Policy

Ismael Hossein-zadeh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Keynesian Economics, Stimulus Spending, Economic Policy, Austerity, Business News
Ismael Hossein-zadeh

The Neoliberal fiscal responsibility vs. the Keynesian deficit spending debate seems more like a diversion than an effective strategy to replete the public purse and bring about an economic recovery.

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Axelrod: 'No Great Appetite' For More Aid To States

Posted 05.25.2011

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White House senior adviser David Axelrod told ABC News's Jake Tapper this weekend that getting additional stimulus dollars for states is likely not po...

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The World's Biggest Debtor Urges More Debt

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Margolis

Europeans at last week's G20 meeting rejected America's proposal to inject more stimulus spending into their withered national economies. Treating the malady of too much debt with more debt does not make sense -- except to the hopelessly addicted.

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U.S. G20 Message: Stimulus Money Vital To Economic Recovery, Don't Pull Back Yet

AP / Huffington Post | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 05.25.2011

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TORONTO — World leaders must work together to make sure the global recovery stays on track, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Saturday. ...

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How Victorianism Pervades Our Economic Debates

Jonathan Weiler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Weiler

Public discussion about appropriate taxing and spending priorities have become warped by an insidious, if often implicit, moralism.

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Sam Stein

Obama's $50 Billion Request Gets Chilly Reception From House Dems

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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With Additional Reporting By Ryan Grim President Obama's request for lawmakers to pass $50 billion in emergency aid to state and local governments re...

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Larry Summers, Obama's Top Economic Adviser, Makes The Case For Another Round Of Stimulus Spending

Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a speech yesterday at Johns Hopkins University, Larry Summers, President Obama's top economic adviser, made the case for increased spending to stim...

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Sharing Is Caring

Harry Moroz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fiscal Crisis, Germany, Unemployment, Cities, States, Work-Share, Stimulus Spending, Deficit Spending, Politics News
Harry Moroz

Policy wonks on both sides of the aisle have proposed Germany's work-share program (inducing private firms to reduce employee hours, rather than fire workers) as a cheap way to reduce unemployment in the U.S.

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Sam Stein

Rachel Maddow Stuns Rep. Aaron Schock By Calling Out His Spending Hypocrisy (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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A heated exchange took place during NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday when MSNBC host Rachel Maddow accused Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) of hypocrisy for...

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High-Speed Rail Plan: Obama To Make Announcement After State Of The Union Speech

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A day after delivering a State of the Union address aimed at showing recession-weary Americans he understands their struggles, Pres...

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Wind Power Growth Up 39% Due To Stimulus Investment

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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While debates about the economy, unemployment and the effectiveness of the stimulus plan continue to rage throughout the country, their appears to be ...

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White House: 650,000 Jobs In New Stimulus Report

AP | MATT APUZZO and BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Nearly 650,000 jobs have been saved or created under President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan, the government said Friday, a...

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Montana Tennis Courts Rebuilt With Stimulus Funds

AP | MATT GOURAS | Posted 05.25.2011

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HELENA, Mont. — Federal stimulus money to be spent on new tennis courts in Bozeman drew the ire of Montana's governor Tuesday – and sparke...

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Stimulus Saved 30,000 Jobs - With $2.2 Billion In Spending

nytimes.com | MICHAEL COOPER | Posted 05.25.2011

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Businesses that got stimulus contracts directly from the federal government reported creating or saving 30,383 jobs so far, according to data publishe...

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Ryan Grim

CBO: Three-Quarters Of Stimulus Unspent

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Only $100 billion of the $787 billion stimulus package passed nine months ago has actually been spent by the federal government so far, with another $...

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