tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post1832114414675739809..comments2023-11-03T06:35:48.003-05:00Comments on Shark and Shepherd: Shark In Other PlacesRick Esenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07280070509167910367noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-60048608793263988322010-07-20T08:37:05.454-05:002010-07-20T08:37:05.454-05:00The stimulus package was "without evident eco...The stimulus package was "without evident economic impact"? Mark Zandi, former economic advisor to John McCain, estimates that GDP is 3% larger than it would have been without the stimulus plan, and there are 2.6 million more jobs than there would have been without it. The median estimate of 50 reputable economists canvassed by USA Today is that unemployment would have been 10.8% without the stimulus package. The stimulus package was a "riot of pent-up demand for Democratic Party gewgaws and indulgences"? Are roads, bridges, teachers, firefighters, and policemen "Democratic Party gewgaws and indulgences"? What about tax cuts for 95% of Americans?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com