Category Archives: stimulus bill

Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail TNR’s Noam Scheiber has found the explanation for the 2009 stimulus package not being big enough, and — shock! Surprise! — it’s Larry Summers’ fault. This will make administration critics on the … Continue reading →

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Morning Awful: Highway Hackery

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Morning Awful: Highway Hackery”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailWarning: this may give you whiplash. In 2009, the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act was too big, but in 2011 it was too small. Really! The background: House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John … Continue reading →

Posted in Cognitive Dissonance, Morning Awful, stimulus bill, Transportation | Tagged American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, ARRA, Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.), Rep. John Carney (D-Del.) | Leave a comment

Let’s Hate The Game AND The Players

Posted on October 15, 2011 by MagicLoveHose

Share the post “Let’s Hate The Game AND The Players”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Ezra Klein’s article is here. Vote list is here. I’m about ready to say “fuck the whole Senate while we’re at it,” but baby steps. (CLICK TO EMBIGGEN) Magic Love … Continue reading →

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Companies Hoarding Cash

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Companies Hoarding Cash”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe supply-side gospel is dead — profoundly, utterly debunked by empirical reality — but refuses to shut up. Not only are the wealthiest Americans hoarding trillions of dollars rather than investing, Nonfinancial companies are sitting … Continue reading →

Posted in economic stimulus, Economics, Economy and Prosperity, stimulus bill | Tagged Capitalism | 3 Comments

Meme of the Month

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Meme of the Month”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Job losses can be “W” shaped. Hopefully, this president can manage a “V”-shaped recession with jobs bills. The proof is in the pudding and the chart is showing up as Facebook and Twitter … Continue reading →

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Reid Stiffens, Divides His Forces

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Reid Stiffens, Divides His Forces”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Reporting for HuffPo, Ryan Grim describes the new Harry Reid. After doing away with Baucus’s horrible Finance Committee jobs bill, Reid explained: The new bill drops disaster assistance and extensions of unemployment … Continue reading →

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ABC Versus the Prius

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “ABC Versus the Prius”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailSo there are ABC affiliates losing ad revenue from Toyota dealers upset with “excessive network coverage” of the Prius being added to the recall? I guess that goes to prove two things: (1) car … Continue reading →

Posted in Detroit Bailout, General Motors, stimulus bill, Teh Librul Media™ | Tagged Fiscal Stimulus | Leave a comment

Wind Power

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Wind Power”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail From the AP via HuffPo, we learn that the stimulus bill has produced a huge expansion in the wind energy sector: According to Whitehouse.gov, the release of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) 4th Quarter … Continue reading →

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Breitbart’s Scoop: Community Organizing!

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Breitbart’s Scoop: Community Organizing!”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe intertubes are all abuzz this morning with rumors about Andrew Breitbart’s “explosive” new story on the NEA and Yosi Sergant, due at 11 AM today my time. Breitbart, who first popularized the ACORN-sting … Continue reading →

Posted in Breitbart, Community Organizing, NEA, stimulus bill, Yosi Sergant | 4 Comments

Where Are the Stimulus Jobs?!

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Where Are the Stimulus Jobs?!”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailActually, they’re right here: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of jobs created or saved by infrastructure projects funded by the U.S. economic stimulus plan more than doubled in June from May, according to … Continue reading →

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The Stimulus Trap

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “The Stimulus Trap”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Now that federal stimulus money is actually starting to flow, what do state governors think about it? The Associated Press asked them: BILOXI, Miss. – A bipartisan group of governors said Saturday that the … Continue reading →

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