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The Obama Stimulus Package

Liberal Quicksand (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago

Obama Stimulus Plan Pigs Fly

Stimulus that was so "urgently needed" goes mostly unspent

Corrente (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009

CNS News : The GAO reported that of the $787 billion in spending authorized by the Obama stimulus plan, only $173 billion (or 22 percent) had been spent by Sept. 30, 2009, the end of the fiscal year. Of this $173 billion, only $47 billion (or 25 percent of the 22 percent) went to contracts, grants or loans for projects. The rest of the money went to federal entitlement programs such...

Fiscal Stimulus Works

Forbes (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009

Though flawed and unpopular, Obama's stimulus package has helped bolster the recovery.

Stimulus Stimulated Much of Nothing in Illinois

Stop the ACLU (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009

-By Warner Todd Huston The Chicago Tribune has an interesting story that shows that Obama’s $787 billion stimulus really didn’t do much by way of creating any new jobs in Illinois. Though Obama is counting “jobs saved” as some sort of success story, the fact is few jobs have been created and nothing will be sustainable [...]

Obama's Stimulus is Dumb. Harvard Says So.

Third Base Politics (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009

From Harvard's Alberto Alesina and Silvia Ardagna : Large changes in fiscal policy: taxes versus spending We examine the evidence on episodes of large stances in fiscal policy, both in cases of fiscal stimuli and in that of fiscal adjustments in OECD countries from 1970 to 2007. Fiscal stimuli based upon tax cuts are more likely to increase growth than those based upon spending increases....

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Obama’s Stimulus Swindle

EckerNet.Com (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009

The Congressional Budget Office had predicted that the recession would start to recover by the second half of 2009 without the government doing anything. Well we’ve spent all this money, it’s fair to see how it’s working out. Per statistics from the Department of Labor Well hell, I’d feel pretty silly right now if I had [...]

Any volunteers for Obama's stimulus package advisory panel?

illinoisreview (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009

If you haven't seen one of those orange "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act" construction signs in your part of Illinois recently, you may have -- as most of us -- forgotten that in Obama's federal stimulus legislation, there was supposed...

Yahoo Releases Top Searches of 2009 (Twitter Nowhere to Be Found)

Mashable (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago

... as well as a top lists across a number of different categories like mobile, the economy, and Obama-specific searchs. While Yahoo top searches definitely depict some hot memes and internet sensations for 2009 — think Michael Jackson, Megan Fox, Twilight, and Cash for Clunkers — Twitter is surprisingly absent from all of the top 10 lists. Clearly, Yahoo searchers are a very different...

Yahoo Top Searches 2009: Most Popular Seaches Of Year Revealed

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

Yahoo has just released its list of the most popular search terms of 2009. They've posted the top 10 overall searches, as well as the most popular searches across a variety of categories, including mobile searches, celeb-searches, and Obama-related queries. See their lists below! Top 10 Overall Searches for 2009 1. Michael Jackson 2. Twilight 3. WWE 4. Megan Fox 5. Britney Spears 6. Naruto 7....

Krugman on what the Job Summit should do

AMERICAblog (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

... six months, the highest level since the 1930s.... How is a jobs program different from a second stimulus? It’s a matter of priorities. The 2009 Obama stimulus bill was focused on restoring economic growth. It was, in effect, based on the belief that if you build G.D.P., the jobs will come. That strategy might have worked if the stimulus had been big enough —...

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Don’t Look to D.C. to Help Job Crisis

Truthdig (Free subscription) | yesterday

... So it’s time for an emergency jobs program. How is a jobs program different from a second stimulus? It’s a matter of priorities. The 2009 Obama stimulus bill was focused on restoring economic growth. It was, in effect, based on the belief that if you build G.D.P., the jobs will come. That strategy might have worked if the stimulus had been big enough —...

Paul Krugman: It's Time For An Emergency Jobs Program

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday

So it's time for an emergency jobs program. How is a jobs program different from a second stimulus? It's a matter of priorities. The 2009 Obama stimulus bill was focused on restoring economic growth. It was, in effect, based on the belief that if you build G.D.P., the jobs will come. That strategy might have worked if the stimulus had been big enough -- but it wasn't. And...

• Paul Krugman: The Jobs Imperative - Economist's View

Holding Out For a Fiscally Conservative Hero?

Reason Magazine - Hit & Run (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

A Washington Post poll of Republicans yesterday shows a party with renewed interest in fiscal conservatism: The GOP is a party that has become increasingly conservative, particularly on fiscal issues. Obama's stimulus package of nearly $800 billion, bailouts for banks and the auto industry, and a health-care bill with a price tag of nearly $900 billion over 10 years have aroused strong...

The Revival Of Fiscal Conservatism

The Daily Dish (Free subscription) | yesterday

The best news in a long time comes via the Washington Post's new poll: The GOP is a party that has become increasingly conservative, particularly on fiscal issues. Obama's stimulus package of nearly $800 billion, bailouts for banks and the...

'Twitter' deemed word of the year

SiliconRepublic.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

In the 12 months that have included buzzwords such as "swine flu", "Obama", "stimulus" and even "vampire", "Twitter" has emerged as 2009's English-language word of the year.