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Posted by Larry Doyle on January 14th, 2010 2:07 PM |
Cartoon by Lisa Benson
About That Stimulus . . .
FROM the ARCHIVES: “An $800 Billion Mistake”
Posted by Larry Doyle on July 9th, 2009 3:59 PM |
Is our economy so weak that we will need another Stimulus Package? In my opinion, the American public has become so numbed by the depth and breadth of the government bailouts and fiscal follies as to not fully appreciate their overall magnitude.
Let us not forget that in current dollars the initial Stimulus Package passed under the Obama administration was only exceeded by Uncle Sam’s funding of World War II. The development of the interstate highway system under the Eisenhower administration was of comparable size to this initial Stimulus. For those who care to compare and contrast the size and scope of federal programs over the years, I submit from the January 6, 2009 edition of the Wall Street Journal “Feel Like a Trillion Bucks”.
While politicians and bankers receiving federal bailouts throw “OUR” money around liberally, let us hold them to account. On that note, let’s revisit commentary from noted Harvard economist Martin Feldstein just prior to the passage of the initial Stimulus.
I resubmit “An $800 Billion Mistake.”
LD
Let’s Listen to Stephen Harper
Posted by Larry Doyle on March 18th, 2009 11:22 AM |
A month or so ago, I introduced former Australian Prime Minister and Treasury Secretary Paul Keating to our readers here at Sense on Cents. Keating offered a wealth of piercing and insightful perspectives on the world of global finance. He forecasted the likely shift of global financial power toward the surplus countries in Asia. While I have never seen nor heard Keating’s views broadcast here in the United States, I appreciated his sobering analysis.
In a similar vein, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is not exactly a household name in the United States. We were provided the political strappings of President Obama’s initial foreign trip when he traveled to Ottawa to meet Harper 6 weeks ago. The pomp and circumstance along with the Royal Canadian Mounties made for some nice theatre. (more…)
