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pampango

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9. Great chart. Food stamps provide most stimulus followed by unemployment benefits, infrastructure

Reply to reflection (Reply #7)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 10:17 AM

Sep 2012

spending and aid to state governments.

The most effective tax cut in terms of its stimulus impact was temporary payroll tax cuts. Also all of the permanent tax cuts listed were terribly ineffective at providing any stimulus effect.

Thanks for posting this, reflection.

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New Study Finds High-Income Tax Cuts Don’t Stimulate Economic Growth [View all] pampango Sep 2012 OP

They won't read this, but everyone else should. n/t porphyrian Sep 2012 #1

I think the proof has been in the economy for years justiceischeap Sep 2012 #2

If an economist is proposing more tax cuts to stimulate the economy laundry_queen Sep 2012 #15

"New study finds the last decade happened". Barack_America Sep 2012 #3

Holy shit! Who knew???!!!??? Scuba Sep 2012 #4

thirty years should be proof enough, but central scrutinizer Sep 2012 #5

30 years? that is an anomaly jp11 Sep 2012 #11

This Just In: Water remains wet. WilliamPitt Sep 2012 #6

Yep. Look at the chart on page 8 of this document. reflection Sep 2012 #7

Great chart. Food stamps provide most stimulus followed by unemployment benefits, infrastructure pampango Sep 2012 #9

thanks, great chart Johonny Sep 2012 #12

It gets used quite a bit. reflection Sep 2012 #13

No kidding! I like to ask people who still state that we can't raise the taxes on Arkansas Granny Sep 2012 #8

Obviously from the "NS, S" Department. WinkyDink Sep 2012 #10

I could see a case for this argument 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #14

Today, I disovered two things... Water is wet and tax cuts don't create jobs ck4829 Sep 2012 #16

When Dealing With These Conservative Sproutlets mstinamotorcity2 Sep 2012 #17

wow. no shit? frylock Sep 2012 #18

duh (nt) smackd Sep 2012 #19

At one time they may have helped. moondust Sep 2012 #20

No kidding? 99Forever Sep 2012 #21