CBO report on the stimulus

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Originally Posted by dalakhani

Come on. Is the number contrived? Absolutely! Its just as contrived as the jobs saved number. There is no arguing that.

At the same time, its a reasonable assumption that some jobs were created. Whether the method for creating those jobs is flawed is debatable, the fact that there were actually jobs created is indisputable.

was it worth almost 1 trillion dollars??

I know the bank bailouts were worth it, though it is still tough to see those unethical companies getting so much of our tax money.. but was a 1 trillion dollar stimulus worth it?