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Politics : Idea Of The Day

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To: Mao II who wrote (30570)2/1/2000 7:27:00 AM
From: Lee  Read Replies (1) of 50167
 
Mao II,..Re:.If you take apart the GDP numbers for the quarter, you can see that the economy is indeed humming along. But a major boost to growth came from an extraordinary increase in government spending, up almost 20 percent over Q3.

Here is a graphic illustration of your point; however, consumer spending still makes up a little over 2/3 of the total and there doesn't appear to be any stimulus to halt that dynamic. <g>

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Cheers,

Lee
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