As a stimulus proposal, it's a non-starter. The economic impact is very, very small -- almost imperceptible.
I don't think any benefit of the dividend tax elimination is worth the increase in the deficit.
In Japan, for example, the debt deflation started in 1990 and price deflation started in 1992 or 1993. That's what we're in for right now.
In the past two years, we've seen the budget go from surplus to deficit, adding about $400 billion of stimulus to the economy, but we've still lost 2.5 million private-sector jobs.
It was not used this time, even though it was debated in Fed circles -- Greenspan opposed it.
Powerful restraining forces are impacting the consumer, and this will result in slower growth in the latter part of this year and into 2005,
Real income growth is deteriorating because of job losses, and income growth is going to remain weak until such time as it's reversed by a tax cut, which is months away at the earliest. Then there's a huge wealth loss [from the stock market] and no pent-up demand for goods.
The corporate sector is highly leveraged, unprofitable and has excess capacity. Those are not the ingredients to produce a great deal of growth.
The country is entering a period of debt deflation, where households and businesses are forced to move funds from spending to debt repayment. This forces down economic growth and reduces inflationary pressures and long-term interest rates.
The economy's not doing well, so it's appropriate to do what you can. But the notion that deficit spending is a panacea is greatly over-advertised.
The fact of the matter is that people's paychecks are thinner. In addition to that, they've had to pay higher taxes.
The Fed has made a statement here that they are not going to allow higher energy costs to translate into inflation.
The Fed was given control of margin lending in response to the excess speculation in the 1920s,
The Fed's raising rates is highly doubtful, ... The road to recovery will be very difficult and very uncertain. Inflation will continue working its way lower.
The Fed's raising rates is highly doubtful. The road to recovery will be very difficult and very uncertain. Inflation will continue working its way lower.
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