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Monday, February 2, 2009

Weak Public Support Boosts “Stimulus” Critics


“Republican critics have escalated their attacks on President Obama’s $819 billion economic-stimulus plan, buoyed by economists’ skepticism and surveys showing public support for the plan to be thin, with a plurality of Americans thinking it would not help the economy.” (Washington Times, Monday)



Fighting the good fight.



FEE Timely Classic

“The Politics of Deficit Spending” by Hans F. Sennholz


  • Sheldon Richman is the former editor of The Freeman and a contributor to The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. He is the author of Separating School and State: How to Liberate America's Families and thousands of articles.