TITLE

Desperately seeking a stimulus plan that might work

AUTHOR(S)
Samuelson, Robert J.
PUB. DATE
November 2008
SOURCE
Fort Worth Business Press;11/3/2008, Vol. 20 Issue 43, p38
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Editorial
ABSTRACT
The author reflects on the second economic stimulus package introduced by the U.S. government. He reveals that a possible disadvantage of introducing another stimulus package is that it will become an excuse for politically-influenced tax cuts and spending programs. He asserts that hat the U.S. needs is a package that also addresses the future. He presented some proposals including raising fuel taxes the equivalent of one cent a gallon per month for four years and increasing the earliest age workers can qualify for Social Security.
ACCESSION #
35249208

Tags: EDITORIALS;  INTERNATIONAL economic assistance;  UNITED States -- Economic conditions;  MOTOR fuels -- Taxation;  SOCIAL security

 

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