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The Great Recession In Charts. September, 2013 Professor Robert Kaulfuss Prof. of Economics Middlesex Community College BeyondEconomics.org. Employment. Housing. Evolution of Too Big to Fail. Bailouts and Stimulus. Congress: $700 Billion: TARP (Bush) $787 Billion: Stimulus (Obama) Fed
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The Great RecessionIn Charts September, 2013 Professor Robert Kaulfuss Prof. of Economics Middlesex Community College BeyondEconomics.org
Bailouts and Stimulus • Congress: • $700 Billion: TARP (Bush) • $787 Billion: Stimulus (Obama) • Fed • Trillions: Direct Support to Financial Industry • Trillions: QE 1, 2, 3 (money printing) • CNN Bailout Tracker
The Obama Fiscal Stimulus(Keynesian Economics) GDP = C + I + G + (X – M) Math for Obama Stimulus • MPC: 1/3 spent, 2/3 saved, Multiplier of 1.5 • $14T + 6% over two years = $14.8 • $14T – 6% over two years = $13.1 • Need: $1.7T • $1.13T X 1.5 = $1.7T (-> $900B -> $787B)
CBO Federal Deficit Projections Extended Baseline Assumptions: 1) End Bush tax cuts; 2) GDP growth of 4%; 3) Cut defense/other spending by 1/3 Concord Coalition, 2012
Federal Government Debt Peter G. Peterson Foundation - http://www.pgpf.org/archive/charts
State & Local Government Debt http://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0113_state_local_debt