Quote from jamis359:
... and what was World War II? The biggest government stimulus package of them all: massive government spending orders for planes, ships, raw materials, and so on. Plus WWII soaked up surplus labor and gave young men government jobs (aka soldiers). This is why I agree with Paul Krugman when he says Obama's stimulus package is too small. An economic stimulus should be like a defib machine -- it needs to deliver a big, big jolt to the economy.
excellent point. Basic point. That is the rationale behind the stimulus. It worked before...(basically)
