American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
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This is a topic, with start date January 25, 2009 and end date February 17, 2009.
Its theme(s) are United States domestic politics.
Positions are shown reverse-chronologically, by their earliest opinion item.
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Summary of positions for this topic
- Act should be passed (76 items)
- Act should not have been passed (10 items)
- Act's "Buy American" provisions should be removed (10 items)
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Act should be passed
For
Imperfect stimulus plan is still the best answer by Mark Zandi (The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 15, 2009) (view)
The Fiscal Stimulus Will Pay For Itself by Ann Pettifor (The Huffington Post, February 15, 2009) (view)
A Fiscal Gamble by The Washington Post editorial board (The Washington Post, February 13, 2009) (view)
GOP greets stimulus bill with ‘audacity of nope’ by USA Today editorial board (USA Today, February 12, 2009) (view)
Bang for the Bucks by The Washington Post editorial board (The Washington Post, February 10, 2009) (view)
5 Points on the Critical State of the Economy by Jeffrey Sachs (The Huffington Post, February 9, 2009) (view)
Disappearing Jobs by The New York Times editorial board (The New York Times, February 6, 2009) (view)
Wanted: Personal Economic Trainers. Apply at Capitol. by Steven Pearlstein (The Washington Post, February 6, 2009) (view)
Getting Tough in Washington by The New York Times editorial board (The New York Times, February 5, 2009) (view)
Once the Stimulus Kicks In, the Real Fight Begins by Robert Reich (The Washington Post, February 1, 2009) (view)
The US needs its stimulus now by Financial Times editorial board (Financial Times, February 1, 2009) (view)
The Republicans' Fatal Misreading of FDR -- and How It Would Worsen The Depression by Johann Hari (The Huffington Post, January 30, 2009) (view)
For real stimulus, fix infrastructure by Star Tribune editorial board (Star Tribune, January 29, 2009) (view)
Stimulus bill: On the whole, it makes sense by The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board (The Salt Lake Tribune, January 29, 2009) (view)
The Stimulus Advances by The New York Times editorial board (The New York Times, January 29, 2009) (view)
Against
Don't Believe the Stimulus Scaremongers by Amar Bhide (The Wall Street Journal, February 17, 2009) (view)
Exactly How Does Stimulus Work? by Daniel Henninger (The Wall Street Journal, February 15, 2009) (view)
Thirty Years Later, a Return to Stagflation by Paul Ryan (The New York Times, February 13, 2009) (view)
'Historic' Stimulus Is Egregious Waste by Investor's Business Daily editorial board (Investor's Business Daily, February 12, 2009) (view)
Wake up and smell the trillions in pork by Michelle Malkin (New York Post, February 12, 2009) (view)
Tax-Cut Stimulus by Investor's Business Daily editorial board (Investor's Business Daily, February 9, 2009) (view)
Obama mythology could use some stimulus by Mark Steyn (The Orange County Register, February 6, 2009) (view)
The Stimulus Tragedy by The Wall Street Journal editorial board (The Wall Street Journal, February 6, 2009) (view)
What Is Congress Stimulating? by Daniel Henninger (The Wall Street Journal, February 5, 2009) (view)
Real Stimulus Wouldn't Empty Wallets by Pete Sepp (Investor's Business Daily, February 4, 2009) (view)
Unreal Stimulus by Investor's Business Daily editorial board (Investor's Business Daily, February 4, 2009) (view)
The Stimulus Package Is More Debt We Don't Need by Tom Coburn (The Wall Street Journal, February 3, 2009) (view)
A looming fiasco? by The San Diego Union-Tribune editorial board (The San Diego Union-Tribune, February 2, 2009) (view)
Bad medicine: Stimulus bill is sickening by New Hampshire Union Leader editorial board (New Hampshire Union Leader, January 30, 2009) (view)
Stimulated right into being another Europe by Mark Steyn (The Orange County Register, January 30, 2009) (view)
How About a Payroll Tax Stimulus? by Lawrence Lindsey (The Wall Street Journal, January 29, 2009) (view)
The Entitlement Stimulus by The Wall Street Journal editorial board (The Wall Street Journal, January 29, 2009) (view)
A 40-Year Wish List by The Wall Street Journal editorial board (The Wall Street Journal, January 28, 2009) (view)
Slice the pork from stimulus program by The Detroit News editorial board (The Detroit News, January 28, 2009) (view)
'We wrote the bill' by Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial board (Las Vegas Review-Journal, January 25, 2009) (view)
Mixed
Too little in return for stimulus plan by Los Angeles Times editorial board (Los Angeles Times, February 13, 2009) (view)
The nation needs jobs, not a political agenda by Los Angeles Times editorial board (Los Angeles Times, February 2, 2009) (view)
Jobs, now by The Philadelphia Inquirer editorial board (The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 1, 2009) (view)
Not all stimulus ideas are created equal by The Dallas Morning News editorial board (The Dallas Morning News, January 27, 2009) (view)
Act should not have been passed
For
150,000 jobs created? Uh, no by The San Diego Union-Tribune editorial board (The San Diego Union-Tribune, March 3, 2010) (view)
The Stimulus Evidence One Year On by Robert Barro (The Wall Street Journal, February 23, 2010) (view)
Road to dependency by The Orange County Register editorial board (The Orange County Register, February 18, 2009) (view)
Against
Mixed
Stimulus aid isn't creating jobs by The Detroit News editorial board (The Detroit News, November 20, 2009) (view)
Act's "Buy American" provisions should be removed
For
Buy American, Buy Depression by Investor's Business Daily editorial board (Investor's Business Daily, February 9, 2009) (view)
A whiff of Smoot-Hawley by Rocky Mountain News editorial board (Rocky Mountain News, February 5, 2009) (view)
The return of economic nationalism by The Economist editorial board (The Economist, February 5, 2009) (view)
Right On Trade by Investor's Business Daily editorial board (Investor's Business Daily, February 4, 2009) (view)
'Buy American' provisions offer recipe for retaliation by USA Today editorial board (USA Today, February 2, 2009) (view)
The US needs its stimulus now by Financial Times editorial board (Financial Times, February 1, 2009) (view)
No protectionism by The San Diego Union-Tribune editorial board (The San Diego Union-Tribune, January 31, 2009) (view)
Obama's lethal game of beggar-thy-neighbour by Rosemary Righter (The Times, January 30, 2009) (view)
Against
All items that address this topic (95 total)
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Source The Wall Street Journal
Date 28 January 2009
$825B, keep the change2009-01-28T00:00:000Author New York Post editorial board
Source New York Post
Date 28 January 2009
'Buy American' provisions offer recipe for retaliation2009-02-02T00:00:000Author USA Today editorial board
Source USA Today
Date 2 February 2009
'Historic' Stimulus Is Egregious Waste2009-02-12T00:00:000Author Investor's Business Daily editorial board
Source Investor's Business Daily
Date 12 February 2009
'Stimulus' Follies: Pelosi's Poison2009-02-06T00:00:000Author Kirsten Powers
Source New York Post
Date 6 February 2009
'We wrote the bill'2009-01-25T00:00:000Author Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial board
Source Las Vegas Review-Journal
Date 25 January 2009
150,000 jobs created? Uh, no2010-03-03T00:00:000Author The San Diego Union-Tribune editorial board
Source The San Diego Union-Tribune
Date 3 March 2010
5 Points on the Critical State of the Economy2009-02-09T00:00:000Author Jeffrey Sachs
Source The Huffington Post
Date 9 February 2009
A 40-Year Wish List2009-01-28T00:00:000Author The Wall Street Journal editorial board
Source The Wall Street Journal
Date 28 January 2009
A Bad, Necessary Bill2009-02-18T00:00:000Author Michael Gerson
Source The Washington Post
Date 18 February 2009
A Fiscal Gamble2009-02-13T00:00:000Author The Washington Post editorial board
Source The Washington Post
Date 13 February 2009
A large stimulus bill for large problems2009-02-06T00:00:000Author Scot Lehigh
Source The Boston Globe
Date 6 February 2009
A looming fiasco?2009-02-02T00:00:000Author The San Diego Union-Tribune editorial board
Source The San Diego Union-Tribune
Date 2 February 2009
A whiff of Smoot-Hawley2009-02-05T00:00:000Author Rocky Mountain News editorial board
Source Rocky Mountain News
Date 5 February 2009
An $800 Billion Mistake2009-01-29T00:00:000Author Martin Feldstein
Source The Washington Post
Date 29 January 2009
An overoptimistic stimulus plan2009-01-28T00:00:000Author Jeff Jacoby
Source The Boston Globe
Date 28 January 2009
Bad medicine: Stimulus bill is sickening2009-01-30T00:00:000Author New Hampshire Union Leader editorial board
Source New Hampshire Union Leader
Date 30 January 2009
Bad politics and urgent remedies2009-02-01T00:00:000Author Clive Crook
Source Financial Times
Date 1 February 2009
Bang for the Bucks2009-02-10T00:00:000Author The Washington Post editorial board
Source The Washington Post
Date 10 February 2009
Buy American, Buy Depression2009-02-09T00:00:000Author Investor's Business Daily editorial board
Source Investor's Business Daily
Date 9 February 2009
Change for the worse2009-01-30T00:00:000Author Charles Hurt
Source New York Post
Date 30 January 2009
Cleaner and Faster2009-01-29T00:00:000Author David Brooks
Source The New York Times
Date 29 January 2009
Democratic Stealth Care2009-01-30T00:00:000Author Kimberley Strassel
Source The Wall Street Journal
Date 30 January 2009
Disappearing Jobs2009-02-06T00:00:000Author The New York Times editorial board
Source The New York Times
Date 6 February 2009
Don't Believe the Stimulus Scaremongers2009-02-17T00:00:000Author Amar Bhide
Source The Wall Street Journal
Date 17 February 2009
Drowning by Fire Hose2009-02-19T00:00:000Author George F. Will
Source The Washington Post
Date 19 February 2009
Empty 'stimulus'2009-02-04T00:00:000Author Ronald Utt
Source New York Post
Date 4 February 2009
Exactly How Does Stimulus Work?2009-02-15T00:00:000Author Daniel Henninger
Source The Wall Street Journal
Date 15 February 2009
FDR’s Sweater Fable2009-02-28T00:00:000Author George F. Will
Source Newsweek
Date 28 February 2009
Finding a way to salvage America2009-02-17T00:00:000Author Mark Udall
Source The Denver Post
Date 17 February 2009
For real stimulus, fix infrastructure2009-01-29T00:00:000Author Star Tribune editorial board
Source Star Tribune
Date 29 January 2009
GOP greets stimulus bill with ‘audacity of nope’2009-02-12T00:00:000Author USA Today editorial board
Source USA Today
Date 12 February 2009
Getting Tough in Washington2009-02-05T00:00:000Author The New York Times editorial board
Source The New York Times
Date 5 February 2009
Government spending can create jobs2009-02-12T00:00:000Author Charles Ballard
Source The Detroit News
Date 12 February 2009
He's spending your future2009-08-24T00:00:000Author Mark Steyn
Source The Washington Times
Date 24 August 2009
Herbert Hoover Lives2009-01-31T00:00:000Author Frank Rich
Source The New York Times
Date 31 January 2009
How About a Payroll Tax Stimulus?2009-01-29T00:00:000Author Lawrence Lindsey
Source The Wall Street Journal
Date 29 January 2009
Imperfect stimulus plan is still the best answer2009-02-15T00:00:000Author Mark Zandi
Source The Philadelphia Inquirer
Date 15 February 2009
In Defense of Waste2009-02-12T00:00:000Author Jonathan Chait
Source The New Republic
Date 12 February 2009
Jobs, now2009-02-01T00:00:000Author The Philadelphia Inquirer editorial board
Source The Philadelphia Inquirer
Date 1 February 2009
Keynes can't help us now2009-02-06T00:00:000Author Niall Ferguson
Source Los Angeles Times
Date 6 February 2009
Look at the Time2009-01-30T00:00:000Author Peggy Noonan
Source The Wall Street Journal
Date 30 January 2009
Money for nothing won't grow the economy2009-02-01T00:00:000Author Jeff Jacoby
Source The Boston Globe
Date 1 February 2009
No protectionism2009-01-31T00:00:000Author The San Diego Union-Tribune editorial board
Source The San Diego Union-Tribune
Date 31 January 2009
Not all stimulus ideas are created equal2009-01-27T00:00:000Author The Dallas Morning News editorial board
Source The Dallas Morning News
Date 27 January 2009
Obama mythology could use some stimulus2009-02-06T00:00:000Author Mark Steyn
Source The Orange County Register
Date 6 February 2009
Obama signs first-step bill2009-02-17T00:00:000Author Newsday editorial board
Source Newsday
Date 17 February 2009
Obama's lethal game of beggar-thy-neighbour2009-01-30T00:00:000Author Rosemary Righter
Source The Times
Date 30 January 2009
Obama’s new deal is the same old blunder2009-02-15T00:00:000Author Dominic Lawson
Source The Times
Date 15 February 2009
On the Edge2009-02-05T00:00:000Author Paul Krugman
Source The New York Times
Date 5 February 2009
2010-03-03T00:00:00
Source The Wall Street Journal
Date 28 January 2009
$825B, keep the change2009-01-28T00:00:000Author New York Post editorial board
Source New York Post
Date 28 January 2009
'Buy American' provisions offer recipe for retaliation2009-02-02T00:00:000Author USA Today editorial board
Source USA Today
Date 2 February 2009
'Historic' Stimulus Is Egregious Waste2009-02-12T00:00:000Author Investor's Business Daily editorial board
Source Investor's Business Daily
Date 12 February 2009
'Stimulus' Follies: Pelosi's Poison2009-02-06T00:00:000Author Kirsten Powers
Source New York Post
Date 6 February 2009
'We wrote the bill'2009-01-25T00:00:000Author Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial board
Source Las Vegas Review-Journal
Date 25 January 2009
150,000 jobs created? Uh, no2010-03-03T00:00:000Author The San Diego Union-Tribune editorial board
Source The San Diego Union-Tribune
Date 3 March 2010
5 Points on the Critical State of the Economy2009-02-09T00:00:000Author Jeffrey Sachs
Source The Huffington Post
Date 9 February 2009
A 40-Year Wish List2009-01-28T00:00:000Author The Wall Street Journal editorial board
Source The Wall Street Journal
Date 28 January 2009
A Bad, Necessary Bill2009-02-18T00:00:000Author Michael Gerson
Source The Washington Post
Date 18 February 2009
A Fiscal Gamble2009-02-13T00:00:000Author The Washington Post editorial board
Source The Washington Post
Date 13 February 2009
A large stimulus bill for large problems2009-02-06T00:00:000Author Scot Lehigh
Source The Boston Globe
Date 6 February 2009
A looming fiasco?2009-02-02T00:00:000Author The San Diego Union-Tribune editorial board
Source The San Diego Union-Tribune
Date 2 February 2009
A whiff of Smoot-Hawley2009-02-05T00:00:000Author Rocky Mountain News editorial board
Source Rocky Mountain News
Date 5 February 2009
An $800 Billion Mistake2009-01-29T00:00:000Author Martin Feldstein
Source The Washington Post
Date 29 January 2009
An overoptimistic stimulus plan2009-01-28T00:00:000Author Jeff Jacoby
Source The Boston Globe
Date 28 January 2009
Bad medicine: Stimulus bill is sickening2009-01-30T00:00:000Author New Hampshire Union Leader editorial board
Source New Hampshire Union Leader
Date 30 January 2009
Bad politics and urgent remedies2009-02-01T00:00:000Author Clive Crook
Source Financial Times
Date 1 February 2009
Bang for the Bucks2009-02-10T00:00:000Author The Washington Post editorial board
Source The Washington Post
Date 10 February 2009
Buy American, Buy Depression2009-02-09T00:00:000Author Investor's Business Daily editorial board
Source Investor's Business Daily
Date 9 February 2009
Change for the worse2009-01-30T00:00:000Author Charles Hurt
Source New York Post
Date 30 January 2009
Cleaner and Faster2009-01-29T00:00:000Author David Brooks
Source The New York Times
Date 29 January 2009
Democratic Stealth Care2009-01-30T00:00:000Author Kimberley Strassel
Source The Wall Street Journal
Date 30 January 2009
Disappearing Jobs2009-02-06T00:00:000Author The New York Times editorial board
Source The New York Times
Date 6 February 2009
Don't Believe the Stimulus Scaremongers2009-02-17T00:00:000Author Amar Bhide
Source The Wall Street Journal
Date 17 February 2009
Drowning by Fire Hose2009-02-19T00:00:000Author George F. Will
Source The Washington Post
Date 19 February 2009
Empty 'stimulus'2009-02-04T00:00:000Author Ronald Utt
Source New York Post
Date 4 February 2009
Exactly How Does Stimulus Work?2009-02-15T00:00:000Author Daniel Henninger
Source The Wall Street Journal
Date 15 February 2009
FDR’s Sweater Fable2009-02-28T00:00:000Author George F. Will
Source Newsweek
Date 28 February 2009
Finding a way to salvage America2009-02-17T00:00:000Author Mark Udall
Source The Denver Post
Date 17 February 2009
For real stimulus, fix infrastructure2009-01-29T00:00:000Author Star Tribune editorial board
Source Star Tribune
Date 29 January 2009
GOP greets stimulus bill with ‘audacity of nope’2009-02-12T00:00:000Author USA Today editorial board
Source USA Today
Date 12 February 2009
Getting Tough in Washington2009-02-05T00:00:000Author The New York Times editorial board
Source The New York Times
Date 5 February 2009
Government spending can create jobs2009-02-12T00:00:000Author Charles Ballard
Source The Detroit News
Date 12 February 2009
He's spending your future2009-08-24T00:00:000Author Mark Steyn
Source The Washington Times
Date 24 August 2009
Herbert Hoover Lives2009-01-31T00:00:000Author Frank Rich
Source The New York Times
Date 31 January 2009
How About a Payroll Tax Stimulus?2009-01-29T00:00:000Author Lawrence Lindsey
Source The Wall Street Journal
Date 29 January 2009
Imperfect stimulus plan is still the best answer2009-02-15T00:00:000Author Mark Zandi
Source The Philadelphia Inquirer
Date 15 February 2009
In Defense of Waste2009-02-12T00:00:000Author Jonathan Chait
Source The New Republic
Date 12 February 2009
Jobs, now2009-02-01T00:00:000Author The Philadelphia Inquirer editorial board
Source The Philadelphia Inquirer
Date 1 February 2009
Keynes can't help us now2009-02-06T00:00:000Author Niall Ferguson
Source Los Angeles Times
Date 6 February 2009
Look at the Time2009-01-30T00:00:000Author Peggy Noonan
Source The Wall Street Journal
Date 30 January 2009
Money for nothing won't grow the economy2009-02-01T00:00:000Author Jeff Jacoby
Source The Boston Globe
Date 1 February 2009
No protectionism2009-01-31T00:00:000Author The San Diego Union-Tribune editorial board
Source The San Diego Union-Tribune
Date 31 January 2009
Not all stimulus ideas are created equal2009-01-27T00:00:000Author The Dallas Morning News editorial board
Source The Dallas Morning News
Date 27 January 2009
Obama mythology could use some stimulus2009-02-06T00:00:000Author Mark Steyn
Source The Orange County Register
Date 6 February 2009
Obama signs first-step bill2009-02-17T00:00:000Author Newsday editorial board
Source Newsday
Date 17 February 2009
Obama's lethal game of beggar-thy-neighbour2009-01-30T00:00:000Author Rosemary Righter
Source The Times
Date 30 January 2009
Obama’s new deal is the same old blunder2009-02-15T00:00:000Author Dominic Lawson
Source The Times
Date 15 February 2009
On the Edge2009-02-05T00:00:000Author Paul Krugman
Source The New York Times
Date 5 February 2009
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