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- From: yodaiken@chelm.cs.umass.edu (victor yodaiken)
- Newsgroups: sci.econ
- Subject: Re: A Supply Side Call to Arms
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- Date: 17 Nov 92 17:32:29 GMT
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- In article <0#F=S+-@engin.umich.edu> jwh@citi.umich.edu writes:
- >I don't know, spending under Bush rose 28%. Spending as a percentage
- >of GNP went from approx. 21% to over 25%. Shouldn't we be seeing
- >the wonders of Keynesian deficit spending? We've increased spending
- >and the economy has gone flat. Seems like there is more to getting
- >the economy going that spending more money.
- >
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- What form of Keynsianism suggests that all government spending is
- equivalent? Under Reagan/Bush government expenditures for arms and
- interest on the debt and on federal employees all rose sharply, while
- the government did not buy much of value of the productive economy:
- bridges, roads, educations, ... IMHO, if one goes on a spending binge
- and emerges having purchased junk, one is in a significantly worse position
- than someone who purchases valuable items.
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