Stimulus
A stimulus is an environmental change that triggers a response or reaction. Organisms use sensory neurons to interpret these changes. Humans interpret their entire external environment throug...
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"Stimulus" — you've probably heard this nebulous, scientific-sounding word this week. Every politician suddenly wants economic "stimulus," and wants you to think this "stimulus" is unequivoca...
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Some quotes Thursday regarding a possible economic stimulus plan:___"Our discussion today is about short-term stimulus. ... Just in the terms of the next few months, I think that the evidence sugge...
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Some Democratic and Republican presidential hopefuls are preaching economic doom and gloom, disappearing middle class, and failing health care industry. What's their solution? The short answer is g...
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In the best of times, most members of Congress are to fiscal irresponsibility what alcoholics are to the bottle — unable to resist even though they know they should. So imagine how our leader...
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Both political parties seem determined that the federal government should create a "stimulus package" of things designed to cushion a downturn in the economy.That alone should be enough to make us ...
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday the White House and Congress are negotiating a shortsighted economic stimulus package and should focus instead on encouraging immigration and helping...
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Top House leaders discussed plans for tax rebates, breaks for business and additional food stamp and unemployment insurance benefits as President Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke voic...
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The 385-35 roll call Tuesday by which the House passed a $146 billion economic stimulus package.A "yes" vote is a vote to pass the stimulus package.Voting yes were 216 Democrats and 169 Republicans...
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With his tax rebate policy, President Bush has put economic policy back on a Keynesian basis. Will it work?During the two decades it was in effect, supply-side economics had restorative effects on ...
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