Once the Stimulus Kicks In, the Real Fight Begins

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Author(s) Robert Reich
Source The Washington Post
Date February 1, 2009
URL http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/30/AR2009013003116.html
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Quotes-start.png "The biggest difference between Clinton's original agenda and the public investments Obama is proposing is that Clinton came to office as the U.S. economy was emerging from a recession; Obama is facing the worst downturn since the Great Depression. Even fiscal conservatives concede that when consumers stop buying and businesses stop investing, as they are now, the government must step in as the buyer and lender of last resort." Quotes-end.png


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This item argues for the position Act should be passed on the topic American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.