Archive for July, 2010

The Stimulus: The Government Job Creation Myth – Richmond Times Dispatch

The Stimulus: The Government Job Creation Myth
Richmond Times Dispatch
The stimulus package prevented a second great depression, it says. Last month, the White House's Council of Economic Advisors released an analysis claiming

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Primary campaigns are wildly entertaining, but not wildly truthful – Kansas City Star

Primary campaigns are wildly entertaining, but not wildly truthful
Kansas City Star
A second Great Depression sounds worse to us. Meanwhile, in the GOP primary for the US Senate seat representing Missouri, half the chatter focuses on Pelosi

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New Study Provides Theoretical Cover For Further Stimulus – istockAnalyst.com (press release)

New Study Provides Theoretical Cover For Further Stimulus
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
A Second Great Depression wouldn't be so bad if it would only bankrupt economists who think we need more stimulus.

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Autos, banks, jobs: Obama’s political challenge – USA Today


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Autos, banks, jobs: Obama's political challenge
USA Today
Decades from now, the history of the Obama administration could be that it avoided a second Great Depression, rescued entire industries from extinction and

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Autos, banks, jobs: Obama’s political dilemma – USA Today

Autos, banks, jobs: Obama's political dilemma
USA Today
Decades from now, the history of the Obama administration could be that it avoided a second Great Depression, rescued entire industries from extinction and

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The ‘Tipping Point’ of American Debt – RealClearPolitics (blog)

The 'Tipping Point' of American Debt
RealClearPolitics (blog)
After all, just this week, two leading economists reported that the Bush and Obama administration measures likely did forestall a second Great Depression.

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Letter: To expand our economy, limit our government – TCPalm

Letter: To expand our economy, limit our government
TCPalm
President Obama and Congress are now considering huge tax hikes that could easily bring on our nation's second Great Depression.

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So Did We Really Avert The Second Great Depression? – The Business Insider

So Did We Really Avert The Second Great Depression?
The Business Insider
claims that the "intervention" efforts (stimulus, Wall Street's bailout, the Fed's asset purchases) helped us avoid entering a second Great Depression.

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Obama Urban League speech. Sherrod deserved “better” Transcript – Chicago Sun-Times (blog)

Obama Urban League speech. Sherrod deserved "better" Transcript
Chicago Sun-Times (blog)
And we were on the verge of a financial crisis that threatened to plunge our economy into a second Great Depression. So, from the moment I took office,

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Fed Governor Admits Failure on Both Core Missions, Warns of Deflation – Firedoglake (blog)

Fed Governor Admits Failure on Both Core Missions, Warns of Deflation
Firedoglake (blog)
Regardless of what you think about the Fed's actions at the heart of the financial crisis and whether they helped avert a second Great Depression,

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