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To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (104347)	2/16/2009 7:08:08 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541933

Want to give some illustrations so we can actually discuss your point?

To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (104347)	2/16/2009 9:59:38 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541933

>>I just don't understand, in economic terms, how we can subsidize all these services and expect them to create demand--lasting demand that will be there when the money runs out.<< Vinter - The theory is that it's like jump starting a car. You have to supply an initial jolt of energy somehow, but once you do, the other energy inputs start to operate, and the car runs on its own. I'm not certain that the theory is correct, but what I've read about the Great Depression suggests that it might well be. - Allen