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Old 02-07-2009, 04:27 PM  
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I don't get it...

"Broken Window" fallacy = it's only an illusion that breaking a window is good

how is obama stimulus = breaking a window?
"It fails because you don’t increase economic output by taking a dollar from one person and giving to another. The idea of “stimulus” spending falls for the “ broken window fallacy”—the allure of what is seen versus what is not seen. "

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I'm still not sure if I agree. What do you think?
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