ext_209568 ([identity profile] nevermind6794.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] talkpolitics 2011-03-04 09:45 pm (UTC)

The "stimulate" crowd predicted that too. Remember that Romer asked for a $2 trillion stimulus, and Krugman criticized the stimulus as far too small from day one.

But we know there is a cost because economists study it. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Output_gap) Of course, the question then becomes whether that cost should be looked at as an investment in getting the economy re-aligned properly, or if it is a loss to be minimized with government action.

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