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To: combjelly who wrote (500106)7/31/2009 5:17:57 PM
From: i-node  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1578028
 
>>>> Federal, state and local spending were the only categories that grew instead of shrinking. And made the numbers merely bad instead of disastrous.

It is $60 Billion total. Not enough to even be noticeable in an economy this size.

Utterly ridiculous suggestion.



To: combjelly who wrote (500106)7/31/2009 5:31:29 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1578028
 
CJ, > The only bright spots in the recent numbers are directly attributable to the stimulus.

Like what?

> Federal, state and local spending were the only categories that grew instead of shrinking.

Of course federal spending grew. State and local spending grew as well? That sounds hard to believe.

Even then, all you'd be proving is that stimulus only stimulated big government.

Tenchusatsu


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