former Chief Economist, President Bush's Council of Economic Advisers
Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College and blogger at VoxBaby.blogspot.com; former Chief Economist on the staff of President Bush's Council of Economic Advisers (2003-2004)
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Andrew Samwick
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FROM Andrew Samwick
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The Pending Economic Stimulus Plan Last night, John McCain passed up a chance to vote for--or against--the Senate's version of a "stimulus package," which would have included tax rebates for 20 million seniors and 250,000 disabled veterans. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton interrupted campaigning to provide their votes, but the measure fell one vote short. Now there appears to be a compromise. Will it give the economy a needed boost? Is it a cure that could be worse than the disease?
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