Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Fiscal Spending—The Steroids of GDP

Last week, first quarter GDP numbers came out—they weren’t pretty: GDP grew at a pace of 1.8% per year, during January through March. These figures are supposed to be adjusted for inflation. But if you think as I do that the Bureau of Labor Statistics is off in its inflation estimates, then at this pace, the American economy is probably contracting.


Body-builder, after a round of Keynesian steroids— I mean, “stimulusâ€