Poll of Economists, The Pokulus Bill Was a Waste

By: Jeff Dunetz (Diary)  |  April 27th at 11:00 AM  | 

The latest quarterly survey of buisness economists run by  the National Association for Business Economics (NABE), presents both good news and bad news.  The good news is that the economists believe that we have turned the corner and the economy is starting to recover.  The bad news is a vast majority of respondents felt the fiscal stimulus had no impact. In other words the United | Read More »

Hot Flashes, Dead Bugs, and Cocaine for Monkeys-Even More Stupid Stimulus Tricks

By: Jeff Dunetz (Diary)  |  March 9th at 10:53 PM  | 

Ah…its good to be a monkey (at least in North Carolina). The Civitas Institute took a look at the stimulus projects in its home state and there some real whoppers. Like the research project to study he effects of cocaine on monkeys, or a half a million dollars to sell the benefits of the stimulus plan, or my personal favorite , a quarter of a million dollars to preserve a bug collection.

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