This government stimulus money could be that push.
Not exact matches
«There won't be enough
money in the
government to allow for a tax cut and fiscal
stimulus program if in effect the
government can't even pay the interest on the debt without borrowing the
money.»
Governments generally get a much bigger
stimulus bang for their buck when they spend directly on projects, such as roads and bridges, rather than giving cheques or tax breaks to individuals, who may choose to bank the
money instead of spending it.
While this sounds like monetary madness, it should be remembered that Ben Bernanke, former Chair of the US Federal Reserve, urged such action on the Japanese
government a decade ago to deal with that country's deflationary crisis, and referenced Milton Friedman's argument that a central bank financed
stimulus via a «helicopter drop» of
money could have saved the United States from the Great Depression.
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Governments panic over Brexit pushed out liquidity and the potential for
stimulus and now that there is not much fallout
money rushing into stocks — US 10Y bond sub 1.5 % — Commodities ramp (Gold, Silver, Copper)
1) Charities spend their income on necessities, such as food and utilities, which ever - so - slightly re-orients our economy toward recession - resistant products, rather than luxuries 2) Charities spend their
money quickly, but on independent schedules, making for a smoother
stimulus effect on the economy 3) Charities make purchases tax - free, meaning that $ 1 spent by a charity generates a full $ 1 of private economic activity; furthermore, much of those tax revenues are recovered as income tax on the grocery stores, utility companies, etc. that might not have received that income otherwise 4) Charitable giving is by far the most democratic way to improve society; from birth control to bombers,
government assuredly spends
money on something you don't like, and charitable giving restores your say - so 5) Charitable donations are tax deductible, meaning you keep those tax dollars in your local community 6) Charitable donations provide the funds necessary for volunteers to serve the needy, thus giving «the average citizen» a chance to meet and interact with the needy, breaking down stereotypes
In 2009, Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal turned down
stimulus money from the federal
government.
Speaking on «The Capitol Pressroom» recently, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said
government jobs are suffering now because they were shielded from the recession in the beginning with federal
stimulus money.
ALBANY, N.Y. — As the Paterson administration starts to dole out $ 24.6 billion in federal economic
stimulus money, good -
government groups and some legislators warn projects are being chosen in secret...
The $ 10 - billion price tag to get these projects on track is equally ambitious — California is looking for $ 4.7 billion of this to come from the $ 8 billion in
stimulus money the federal
government is making available for high - speed rail projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
And such wage gains feed back into global prosperity more readily than other kinds of economic boosts, such as profits, because wage - earners use the
money to buy more goods and services — precisely the economic
stimulus governments have been trying to bring about since the crisis of 2008.
Moreover, such wage gains feed back into global prosperity more readily than other kinds of economic boosts, such as profits, because wage - earners use the
money to buy more goods and services — precisely the economic
stimulus governments have been trying to bring about since the crisis of 2008.
As a result of this legislation, over 350,000 education - related jobs were saved, state
governments devised ambitious plans to compete for $ 4 billion in «Race to the Top» grants, and the federal
government put forth solutions to the problems faced by the nation's weakest schools But the long - term impact of the
stimulus money is much more unclear, according to a nationwide review led by the Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media and the Education Writers Association.
Against this backdrop don't rule out the possibility the
government starts entertaining ideas for another round of
stimulus, and that would mean more
money printing and more currency debasement.
I discuss these ideas in greater detail in
Money, Blood and Revolution where I also explain how the circulatory growth model can be used to understand why the excessive use of monetary
stimulus — both through low rates and quantitative easing — leads directly to: structurally low economic growth, higher social inequality, deflationary pressures, high
government deficits and an inevitable pressure for higher taxation.
Since I generally believe stocks are overvalued and are being held up entirely by
government stimulus and central bank
money printing, I am inclined to keep my modest investments «safe» in CDs,
money markets and -LSB-...]
The
government's current investment
stimulus is tapping a
money pool accumulated from past exports.
the provider's service is part of a
government program, through the use of such terms as «credit relief act,» «
government bailout,» or «
stimulus money.»
The Chinese
government reacted with a
stimulus package that sent easy
money sloshing around the economy — adding up to 17.5 trillion yuan ($ 2.8 trillion) in 2009 and 2010 (paywall).
pdf) What if there was a way for states, cities, and counties to leverage each $ 1 of federal
stimulus money spent to generate $ 14 of private spending, create 14 times the number of jobs, reimburse the federal
government -LSB-...]
The senator points out that
money for green jobs comes not only from the
stimulus but also from the Green Jobs Act of 2007, which calls for the
government to spend $ 125 million per year on «energy efficiency and renewable energy» worker training.
It is NO secret, though, that climate science is getting millions of dollars in
government money (including
stimulus funds — remember the
stimulus???)...
«They got half of the
money from
government stimulus and the other half had to come from somewhere,» Herzog explained.