... reach their maximum and level off, the contribution to growth returns to roughly zero. This does not mean that stimulus is no longer having an effect. Rather, it means that the effect is to keep GDP above the level it ... stimulus, not to raise growth further.Most analysts predict that the fiscal stimulus will have its greatest impact on growth in the second and third quarters of 2009. By mid-2010, ...

“So what?” That’s what Dave Obey said when he was asked about the lack of accountability or oversight in the $787 billion “stimulus” bill he wrote. I know. I couldn’t believe he said it either. And now America’s unemployment rate has broken 10%, worse than the Administration projected if the stimulus didn’t pass at all. And the jobs

... amount of time, and the even slower recovery we are seeing in employment markets, indicates that the stimulus programs already in place are too small. Thus, even though it’s unlikely to happen, the ... have successfully raised the deficit in the public consciousness. Any stimulus will be judged not just on whether it stimulates the economy but what it would do to the deficit," said Stan ...

... to be considered Fiscal Conservatives, but the analysis of their three votes on the Stimulus, Cap and Trade, and Healthcare tell a different story for the vast majority. ... (CA-18): YES - all three Carney, Christopher (PA-10): YES - Stimulus/Healthcare Chandler, Ben (KY-06): YES ... (CA-36): YES - all three Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie (SD): YES - Stimulus Hill, Baron (IN-09): YES - all threeHolden, Tim (PA ...

... developed, concern at first was centered on the possibility that continued stimulus could trigger a new burst of price inflation.  ... voters want the Government to evaluate the results of the 2009 stimulus package fully and objectively before deciding on a new package ... Economist Bui Kien Thanh says that the government should not consider a new stimulus package built mainly on interest-rate subsidies ...

... actual number of jobs; some jobs credited to the stimulus program were counted two and sometimes more than four times; and other jobs were credited ... representing all known federal contracts awarded to businesses under the stimulus program. The figures being released Friday include different categories ... creating or saving 125 jobs as part of a stimulus project to lay railroad track. Because the project ...