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- From: rja@mahogany126.cray.com (Russ Anderson)
- Subject: Re: A Supply Side Call to Arms
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.114311.3166@hemlock.cray.com>
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- Organization: The 1991 World Champion Minnesota Twins!
- References: <1992Nov14.172226.5605@desire.wright.edu> <1992Nov15.190249.11564@midway.uchicago.edu> <0#F=S+-@engin.umich.edu> <56352@dime.cs.umass.edu> <L2F=lS+@engin.umich.edu>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 11:43:11 CST
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- In article <L2F=lS+@engin.umich.edu>, jwh@citi.umich.edu (Jim Howe) writes:
- >
- > Some people have argued that the boom we had was a classic Keynesian
- > boom, I assume that you disagree? If so, there must have been something
- > else that caused the economy to grow under Reagan and stop under
- > Bush. I will certainly agree that not all spending is equal. I
- > do not believe, however, that government can spend money 'better'
- > than the private sector. Government spending is inherently political
- > and has no connection to return on investment. The government
- > won't go out of business if it invests improperly, a private business
- > will.
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- The election seems to have put the Republicans "out of business" (the
- White House), due to poor "return on investment" (GDP growth).
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- Russ Anderson | Disclaimer: Any statements are my own and do not reflect
- ------------------ upon my employer or anyone else. (c) 1992
- EX-Twins' Jack Morris, 10 innings pitched, 0 runs (World Series MVP!)
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