American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

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This is a topic, with start date January 25, 2009 and end date February 17, 2009.

Its theme(s) are United States domestic politics.

Summary of positions for this topic

• Act should be passed (76 items)
• Act's "Buy American" provisions should be removed (10 items)
• Act should not have been passed (15 items)

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Act should not have been passed

For

First the stimulus, now the hangover by Nicole Gelinas (New York Post, October 12, 2010) (view)

Stimulus to nowhere by Steve Chapman (Chicago Tribune, September 22, 2010) (view)

Bam's spending spree by New York Post editorial board (New York Post, August 30, 2010) (view)

150,000 jobs created? Uh, no by The San Diego Union-Tribune editorial board (The San Diego Union-Tribune, March 3, 2010) (view)

The Stimulus Evidence One Year On by Robert Barro (The Wall Street Journal, February 23, 2010) (view)

He's spending your future by Mark Steyn (The Washington Times, August 24, 2009) (view)

FDR’s Sweater Fable by George F. Will (Newsweek, February 28, 2009) (view)

Drowning by Fire Hose by George F. Will (The Washington Post, February 19, 2009) (view)

Road to dependency by The Orange County Register editorial board (The Orange County Register, February 18, 2009) (view)

Against

The Fiscal Stimulus, Flawed but Valuable by Christina Romer (The New York Times, October 20, 2012) (view)

Serious mistake to believe the stimulus failed by Mark Zandi (The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 25, 2010) (view)

A Bad, Necessary Bill by Michael Gerson (The Washington Post, February 18, 2009) (view)

Obama signs first-step bill by Newsday editorial board (Newsday, February 17, 2009) (view)

Finding a way to salvage America by Mark Udall (The Denver Post, February 17, 2009) (view)

Mixed

Stimulus aid isn't creating jobs by The Detroit News editorial board (The Detroit News, November 20, 2009) (view)

Act should be passed

For

Imperfect stimulus plan is still the best answer by Mark Zandi (The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 15, 2009) (view)

The Fiscal Stimulus Will Pay For Itself by Ann Pettifor (The Huffington Post, February 15, 2009) (view)

A Fiscal Gamble by The Washington Post editorial board (The Washington Post, February 13, 2009) (view)

GOP greets stimulus bill with ‘audacity of nope’ by USA Today editorial board (USA Today, February 12, 2009) (view)

In Defense of Waste by Jonathan Chait (The New Republic, February 12, 2009) (view)

Government spending can create jobs by Charles Ballard (The Detroit News, February 12, 2009) (view)

Bang for the Bucks by The Washington Post editorial board (The Washington Post, February 10, 2009) (view)

Roll Over the Republicans by Eugene Robinson (The Washington Post, February 10, 2009) (view)

Why I Support the Stimulus by Arlen Specter (The Washington Post, February 9, 2009) (view)

5 Points on the Critical State of the Economy by Jeffrey Sachs (The Huffington Post, February 9, 2009) (view)

Wanted: Personal Economic Trainers. Apply at Capitol. by Steven Pearlstein (The Washington Post, February 6, 2009) (view)

A large stimulus bill for large problems by Scot Lehigh (The Boston Globe, February 6, 2009) (view)

Disappearing Jobs by The New York Times editorial board (The New York Times, February 6, 2009) (view)

The Action Americans Need by Barack Obama (The Washington Post, February 5, 2009) (view)

On the Edge by Paul Krugman (The New York Times, February 5, 2009) (view)

Getting Tough in Washington by The New York Times editorial board (The New York Times, February 5, 2009) (view)

Once the Stimulus Kicks In, the Real Fight Begins by Robert Reich (The Washington Post, February 1, 2009) (view)

Bad politics and urgent remedies by Clive Crook (Financial Times, February 1, 2009) (view)

The US needs its stimulus now by Financial Times editorial board (Financial Times, February 1, 2009) (view)

Herbert Hoover Lives by Frank Rich (The New York Times, January 31, 2009) (view)

The Republicans' Fatal Misreading of FDR -- and How It Would Worsen The Depression by Johann Hari (The Huffington Post, January 30, 2009) (view)

The Stimulus Advances by The New York Times editorial board (The New York Times, January 29, 2009) (view)

For real stimulus, fix infrastructure by Star Tribune editorial board (Star Tribune, January 29, 2009) (view)

Stimulus bill: On the whole, it makes sense by The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board (The Salt Lake Tribune, January 29, 2009) (view)

Pass the stimulus: Republicans oppose needed aid at their peril by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial board (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 28, 2009) (view)

The Same Old Song by Bob Herbert (The New York Times, January 26, 2009) (view)

Against

Don't Believe the Stimulus Scaremongers by Amar Bhide (The Wall Street Journal, February 17, 2009) (view)

Obama’s new deal is the same old blunder by Dominic Lawson (The Times, February 15, 2009) (view)

Exactly How Does Stimulus Work? by Daniel Henninger (The Wall Street Journal, February 15, 2009) (view)

On the dole again by Michael Tanner (New York Post, February 13, 2009) (view)

Thirty Years Later, a Return to Stagflation by Paul Ryan (The New York Times, February 13, 2009) (view)

Stop the spending sprees by Michael Steele (USA Today, February 12, 2009) (view)

'Historic' Stimulus Is Egregious Waste by Investor's Business Daily editorial board (Investor's Business Daily, February 12, 2009) (view)

Wake up and smell the trillions in pork by Michelle Malkin (New York Post, February 12, 2009) (view)

Reaganomics vs. Obamanomics by Peter Ferrara (The Wall Street Journal, February 11, 2009) (view)

Tax-Cut Stimulus by Investor's Business Daily editorial board (Investor's Business Daily, February 9, 2009) (view)

Sorry, O: 'I Won' Won't Cover This by Rich Lowry (New York Post, February 6, 2009) (view)

The Fierce Urgency of Pork by Charles Krauthammer (The Washington Post, February 6, 2009) (view)

Keynes can't help us now by Niall Ferguson (Los Angeles Times, February 6, 2009) (view)

The Stimulus Tragedy by The Wall Street Journal editorial board (The Wall Street Journal, February 6, 2009) (view)

Obama mythology could use some stimulus by Mark Steyn (The Orange County Register, February 6, 2009) (view)

What Is Congress Stimulating? by Daniel Henninger (The Wall Street Journal, February 5, 2009) (view)

Empty 'stimulus' by Ronald Utt (New York Post, February 4, 2009) (view)

The New Era of Irresponsibility by Jacob Sullum (Reason, February 4, 2009) (view)

Unreal Stimulus by Investor's Business Daily editorial board (Investor's Business Daily, February 4, 2009) (view)

Real Stimulus Wouldn't Empty Wallets by Pete Sepp (Investor's Business Daily, February 4, 2009) (view)

The Stimulus Package Is More Debt We Don't Need by Tom Coburn (The Wall Street Journal, February 3, 2009) (view)

A looming fiasco? by The San Diego Union-Tribune editorial board (The San Diego Union-Tribune, February 2, 2009) (view)

Too Little Bang for The Bucks by Robert J. Samuelson (The Washington Post, February 2, 2009) (view)

Money for nothing won't grow the economy by Jeff Jacoby (The Boston Globe, February 1, 2009) (view)

Politics of payoff by Ben Stein (New York Post, January 31, 2009) (view)

Stimulating Times by George F. Will (Newsweek, January 31, 2009) (view)

Change for the worse by Charles Hurt (New York Post, January 30, 2009) (view)

Democratic Stealth Care by Kimberley Strassel (The Wall Street Journal, January 30, 2009) (view)

The Right Stimulus by Matthew Continetti (The Weekly Standard, January 30, 2009) (view)

Look at the Time by Peggy Noonan (The Wall Street Journal, January 30, 2009) (view)

Bad medicine: Stimulus bill is sickening by New Hampshire Union Leader editorial board (New Hampshire Union Leader, January 30, 2009) (view)

Stimulated right into being another Europe by Mark Steyn (The Orange County Register, January 30, 2009) (view)

An $800 Billion Mistake by Martin Feldstein (The Washington Post, January 29, 2009) (view)

Cleaner and Faster by David Brooks (The New York Times, January 29, 2009) (view)

How About a Payroll Tax Stimulus? by Lawrence Lindsey (The Wall Street Journal, January 29, 2009) (view)

The Entitlement Stimulus by The Wall Street Journal editorial board (The Wall Street Journal, January 29, 2009) (view)

A 40-Year Wish List by The Wall Street Journal editorial board (The Wall Street Journal, January 28, 2009) (view)

An overoptimistic stimulus plan by Jeff Jacoby (The Boston Globe, January 28, 2009) (view)

$646,214 Per Government Job by Alan Reynolds (The Wall Street Journal, January 28, 2009) (view)

Slice the pork from stimulus program by The Detroit News editorial board (The Detroit News, January 28, 2009) (view)

$825B, keep the change by New York Post editorial board (New York Post, January 28, 2009) (view)

When Maynard Met Nancy by Rich Lowry (National Review, January 27, 2009) (view)

'We wrote the bill' by Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial board (Las Vegas Review-Journal, January 25, 2009) (view)

Mixed

Too little in return for stimulus plan by Los Angeles Times editorial board (Los Angeles Times, February 13, 2009) (view)

Stimulus? Yes, some by John Brummett (Las Vegas Review-Journal, February 8, 2009) (view)

'Stimulus' Follies: Pelosi's Poison by Kirsten Powers (New York Post, February 6, 2009) (view)

The nation needs jobs, not a political agenda by Los Angeles Times editorial board (Los Angeles Times, February 2, 2009) (view)

Jobs, now by The Philadelphia Inquirer editorial board (The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 1, 2009) (view)

Take Charge by The Washington Post editorial board (The Washington Post, February 1, 2009) (view)

Act's "Buy American" provisions should be removed

For

Buy American, Buy Depression by Investor's Business Daily editorial board (Investor's Business Daily, February 9, 2009) (view)

Sell America by Chicago Tribune editorial board (Chicago Tribune, February 8, 2009) (view)

A whiff of Smoot-Hawley by Rocky Mountain News editorial board (Rocky Mountain News, February 5, 2009) (view)

The return of economic nationalism by The Economist editorial board (The Economist, February 5, 2009) (view)

Right On Trade by Investor's Business Daily editorial board (Investor's Business Daily, February 4, 2009) (view)

'Buy American' provisions offer recipe for retaliation by USA Today editorial board (USA Today, February 2, 2009) (view)

The US needs its stimulus now by Financial Times editorial board (Financial Times, February 1, 2009) (view)

No protectionism by The San Diego Union-Tribune editorial board (The San Diego Union-Tribune, January 31, 2009) (view)

Obama's lethal game of beggar-thy-neighbour by Rosemary Righter (The Times, January 30, 2009) (view)

Against

Spend money on U.S. goods by Byron Dorgan (USA Today, February 2, 2009) (view)

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All items that address this topic (100 total)

Title	Author	Source	Date
'We wrote the bill'	Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial board	Las Vegas Review-Journal	January 25, 2009
The Same Old Song	Bob Herbert	The New York Times	January 26, 2009
When Maynard Met Nancy	Rich Lowry	National Review	January 27, 2009
Not all stimulus ideas are created equal	The Dallas Morning News editorial board	The Dallas Morning News	January 27, 2009
Pass the stimulus: Republicans oppose needed aid at their peril	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial board	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette	January 28, 2009
A 40-Year Wish List	The Wall Street Journal editorial board	The Wall Street Journal	January 28, 2009
An overoptimistic stimulus plan	Jeff Jacoby	The Boston Globe	January 28, 2009
$646,214 Per Government Job	Alan Reynolds	The Wall Street Journal	January 28, 2009
Slice the pork from stimulus program	The Detroit News editorial board	The Detroit News	January 28, 2009
$825B, keep the change	New York Post editorial board	New York Post	January 28, 2009
The Stimulus Advances	The New York Times editorial board	The New York Times	January 29, 2009
An $800 Billion Mistake	Martin Feldstein	The Washington Post	January 29, 2009
Cleaner and Faster	David Brooks	The New York Times	January 29, 2009
How About a Payroll Tax Stimulus?	Lawrence Lindsey	The Wall Street Journal	January 29, 2009
For real stimulus, fix infrastructure	Star Tribune editorial board	Star Tribune	January 29, 2009
The Entitlement Stimulus	The Wall Street Journal editorial board	The Wall Street Journal	January 29, 2009
Stimulus bill: On the whole, it makes sense	The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board	The Salt Lake Tribune	January 29, 2009
Change for the worse	Charles Hurt	New York Post	January 30, 2009
Democratic Stealth Care	Kimberley Strassel	The Wall Street Journal	January 30, 2009
Obama's lethal game of beggar-thy-neighbour	Rosemary Righter	The Times	January 30, 2009
The Right Stimulus	Matthew Continetti	The Weekly Standard	January 30, 2009
Look at the Time	Peggy Noonan	The Wall Street Journal	January 30, 2009
Bad medicine: Stimulus bill is sickening	New Hampshire Union Leader editorial board	New Hampshire Union Leader	January 30, 2009
The Republicans' Fatal Misreading of FDR -- and How It Would Worsen The Depression	Johann Hari	The Huffington Post	January 30, 2009
Stimulated right into being another Europe	Mark Steyn	The Orange County Register	January 30, 2009
No protectionism	The San Diego Union-Tribune editorial board	The San Diego Union-Tribune	January 31, 2009
Politics of payoff	Ben Stein	New York Post	January 31, 2009
Herbert Hoover Lives	Frank Rich	The New York Times	January 31, 2009
Stimulating Times	George F. Will	Newsweek	January 31, 2009
Jobs, now	The Philadelphia Inquirer editorial board	The Philadelphia Inquirer	February 1, 2009
Take Charge	The Washington Post editorial board	The Washington Post	February 1, 2009
Money for nothing won't grow the economy	Jeff Jacoby	The Boston Globe	February 1, 2009
Once the Stimulus Kicks In, the Real Fight Begins	Robert Reich	The Washington Post	February 1, 2009
Bad politics and urgent remedies	Clive Crook	Financial Times	February 1, 2009
The US needs its stimulus now	Financial Times editorial board	Financial Times	February 1, 2009
'Buy American' provisions offer recipe for retaliation	USA Today editorial board	USA Today	February 2, 2009
Spend money on U.S. goods	Byron Dorgan	USA Today	February 2, 2009
A looming fiasco?	The San Diego Union-Tribune editorial board	The San Diego Union-Tribune	February 2, 2009
The nation needs jobs, not a political agenda	Los Angeles Times editorial board	Los Angeles Times	February 2, 2009
Too Little Bang for The Bucks	Robert J. Samuelson	The Washington Post	February 2, 2009
The Stimulus Package Is More Debt We Don't Need	Tom Coburn	The Wall Street Journal	February 3, 2009
Empty 'stimulus'	Ronald Utt	New York Post	February 4, 2009
The New Era of Irresponsibility	Jacob Sullum	Reason	February 4, 2009
Right On Trade	Investor's Business Daily editorial board	Investor's Business Daily	February 4, 2009
Unreal Stimulus	Investor's Business Daily editorial board	Investor's Business Daily	February 4, 2009
Real Stimulus Wouldn't Empty Wallets	Pete Sepp	Investor's Business Daily	February 4, 2009
A whiff of Smoot-Hawley	Rocky Mountain News editorial board	Rocky Mountain News	February 5, 2009
What Is Congress Stimulating?	Daniel Henninger	The Wall Street Journal	February 5, 2009
The Action Americans Need	Barack Obama	The Washington Post	February 5, 2009
On the Edge	Paul Krugman	The New York Times	February 5, 2009
Getting Tough in Washington	The New York Times editorial board	The New York Times	February 5, 2009
The return of economic nationalism	The Economist editorial board	The Economist	February 5, 2009
Sorry, O: 'I Won' Won't Cover This	Rich Lowry	New York Post	February 6, 2009
The Fierce Urgency of Pork	Charles Krauthammer	The Washington Post	February 6, 2009
Wanted: Personal Economic Trainers. Apply at Capitol.	Steven Pearlstein	The Washington Post	February 6, 2009
Keynes can't help us now	Niall Ferguson	Los Angeles Times	February 6, 2009
'Stimulus' Follies: Pelosi's Poison	Kirsten Powers	New York Post	February 6, 2009
A large stimulus bill for large problems	Scot Lehigh	The Boston Globe	February 6, 2009
The Stimulus Tragedy	The Wall Street Journal editorial board	The Wall Street Journal	February 6, 2009
Disappearing Jobs	The New York Times editorial board	The New York Times	February 6, 2009
Obama mythology could use some stimulus	Mark Steyn	The Orange County Register	February 6, 2009
Sell America	Chicago Tribune editorial board	Chicago Tribune	February 8, 2009
Stimulus? Yes, some	John Brummett	Las Vegas Review-Journal	February 8, 2009
Why I Support the Stimulus	Arlen Specter	The Washington Post	February 9, 2009
Tax-Cut Stimulus	Investor's Business Daily editorial board	Investor's Business Daily	February 9, 2009
Buy American, Buy Depression	Investor's Business Daily editorial board	Investor's Business Daily	February 9, 2009
5 Points on the Critical State of the Economy	Jeffrey Sachs	The Huffington Post	February 9, 2009
Bang for the Bucks	The Washington Post editorial board	The Washington Post	February 10, 2009
Roll Over the Republicans	Eugene Robinson	The Washington Post	February 10, 2009
Reaganomics vs. Obamanomics	Peter Ferrara	The Wall Street Journal	February 11, 2009
GOP greets stimulus bill with ‘audacity of nope’	USA Today editorial board	USA Today	February 12, 2009
Stop the spending sprees	Michael Steele	USA Today	February 12, 2009
In Defense of Waste	Jonathan Chait	The New Republic	February 12, 2009
Government spending can create jobs	Charles Ballard	The Detroit News	February 12, 2009
'Historic' Stimulus Is Egregious Waste	Investor's Business Daily editorial board	Investor's Business Daily	February 12, 2009
Wake up and smell the trillions in pork	Michelle Malkin	New York Post	February 12, 2009
Too little in return for stimulus plan	Los Angeles Times editorial board	Los Angeles Times	February 13, 2009
A Fiscal Gamble	The Washington Post editorial board	The Washington Post	February 13, 2009
On the dole again	Michael Tanner	New York Post	February 13, 2009
Thirty Years Later, a Return to Stagflation	Paul Ryan	The New York Times	February 13, 2009
Imperfect stimulus plan is still the best answer	Mark Zandi	The Philadelphia Inquirer	February 15, 2009
Obama’s new deal is the same old blunder	Dominic Lawson	The Times	February 15, 2009
Exactly How Does Stimulus Work?	Daniel Henninger	The Wall Street Journal	February 15, 2009
The Fiscal Stimulus Will Pay For Itself	Ann Pettifor	The Huffington Post	February 15, 2009
Obama signs first-step bill	Newsday editorial board	Newsday	February 17, 2009
Finding a way to salvage America	Mark Udall	The Denver Post	February 17, 2009
Don't Believe the Stimulus Scaremongers	Amar Bhide	The Wall Street Journal	February 17, 2009
Road to dependency	The Orange County Register editorial board	The Orange County Register	February 18, 2009
A Bad, Necessary Bill	Michael Gerson	The Washington Post	February 18, 2009
Drowning by Fire Hose	George F. Will	The Washington Post	February 19, 2009
FDR’s Sweater Fable	George F. Will	Newsweek	February 28, 2009
He's spending your future	Mark Steyn	The Washington Times	August 24, 2009
Stimulus aid isn't creating jobs	The Detroit News editorial board	The Detroit News	November 20, 2009
The Stimulus Evidence One Year On	Robert Barro	The Wall Street Journal	February 23, 2010
150,000 jobs created? Uh, no	The San Diego Union-Tribune editorial board	The San Diego Union-Tribune	March 3, 2010
Serious mistake to believe the stimulus failed	Mark Zandi	The Philadelphia Inquirer	July 25, 2010
Bam's spending spree	New York Post editorial board	New York Post	August 30, 2010
Stimulus to nowhere	Steve Chapman	Chicago Tribune	September 22, 2010
First the stimulus, now the hangover	Nicole Gelinas	New York Post	October 12, 2010
The Fiscal Stimulus, Flawed but Valuable	Christina Romer	The New York Times	October 20, 2012

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