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To: TopCat who wrote (699392)	2/16/2013 6:04:52 PM
From: SilentZ	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1586680

>Of course stimulus works......by definition. The argument is what form of stimulus works the best. Directly throwing money at the economy is not the best way. Creating an environment that creates jobs is much better and lasting. Yes. And building infrastructure can do that. Tax cuts (which Obama did and I didn't agree with), not so much. -Z

To: TopCat who wrote (699392)	2/16/2013 6:12:05 PM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1586680

>> Of course stimulus works......by definition. The argument is what form of stimulus works the best. Is that kind of like "investment" being "investments", by definition? The question isn't which works "best". The question is what works the least badly. Stimulus is government spending of taxpayer dollars or worse, borrowed dollars -- either of which has a negative effect somewhere in the economy which, as it turns out, is always ignored by proponents of "stimulus". The benefits of stimulus are what is seen; the negatives -- the money that is taken from consumers hands or printed by the Fed or whatever, is unseen.