Tuesday, June 29, 2010

ROI for Stimulus Spending

Interesting article on what parts of stimulus spending have the most impact on the economy.  Tax cuts return less than a dollar to the economy per dollar spent, while direct payments like food stamps and unemployment benefits return more than a dollar per dollar spent.  Makes sense... the unemployed have to spend on basics like food and housing.

 

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