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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (447868)1/15/2009 6:45:49 PM
From: d[-_-]b  Respond to of 1574491
 
Cause you know, there isn't a more effective "stimulus package" than war ...

Yeah - but it needs to be a big war, not some little Iraq or Afghan distraction. :-)



To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (447868)1/15/2009 7:38:56 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 1574491
 
"And look how long the Great Depression lasted"

At least unemployment dropped almost every year throughout FDR's term in office. So the fundamentals had improved.

"Cause you know, there isn't a more effective "stimulus package" than war ..."

Do you know why? People are more likely to pull together and put up with inconveniences. So there is more leeway.


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