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03/05/09 4:14 PM

#77068 RE: techno_bull #77062

I did not have time now to listen to the interview. But Milton Friedman's theory on the Velocity of Money, MORE THAN ANY OTHER ECONOMIC THEORY best describes the economy of this country.

Milton's "problem" was that he could not ever in 50 years use his model to get operative solutions to real problems on a short term basis.

His theory is descriptive, not operative. His mistake, which no one seems to notice, is that he visualized all velocity as the same. He did not attempt to comprehend the effect of what the money was spent for.

IF he had realized that a dollar spent in a wise manner did NOT create inflation, he would have been nominated a god.
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wbmw

03/05/09 6:38 PM

#77081 RE: techno_bull #77062

OT-E: Lot's of New Data on Recovery.gov for ARRA Spending

You have the right to know where the money is going from the Stimulus bill. Rather than believing the lies from Fox News about a rail line from Disney Land to Las Vegas, here is the data on the *real* programs.

$26.66B in Infrastructure spending per state:
http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/rebuilding-infrastructure

$8.4B in Public Transit spending per state:
http://www.recovery.gov/?q=node/202
More data starting on page 18 here (including per city breakdowns): http://www.dot.gov/recovery/docs/E9-4745.pdf

$155M to build new health centers:
http://www.recovery.gov/?q=node/185

Data on spending of $16B from HUD (Office of Housing and Urban Development) to weatherize homes:
http://www.hud.gov/recovery/2009/02/27/comms/pr09-016.cfm?CFID=15758401&CFTOKEN=77259353

Link to $10.1B in other HUD ARRA funded programs:
http://www.hud.gov/recovery/2009/02/25/comms/pr09-014.cfm?CFID=15758401&CFTOKEN=77259353
Per state breakdown: http://www.hud.gov/recovery/tcap.cfm