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Here's the thing to remember... it wasn't Roosevelt's stimulus that brought the US out of the depression. His spending, as great as it was, was not enough. The US was in a situation very similar to the one it finds itself in now -- people are complaining that running a deficit will not fix the problem and they were shouting for the government to stop spending.
What it took to get the US out of the depression was a lot *more* spending. It took the massive (even by today's standards) deficit and increase of the debt that financed WWII -- the biggest stimulus spending ever -- to get the US back on track.
While spending more may seem like folly, it is likely the only medicine that will work. Cutting stimulus now could be cutting your own throats.
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"My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars."
- Old Man Luedecke
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