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You Care About The Deficit Because It Allows You To Do Things You Need To Do To Help People Who Are Suffering.

The Very First Email I Got [was] From A Women's Group Saying 'we Don't Want This Stimulus Package To Just Create Jobs For Burly Men.'

Our Estimates Suggest That A Tax Increase Of 1 Percent Of Gdp Reduces Output Over The Next Three Years By Nearly 3 Percent. The Effect Is Highly Significant.

If Every Other Store In Town Is Paying Workers $9 An Hour, One Offering $8 Will Find It Hard To Hire Anyone - Perhaps Not When Unemployment Is High, But Certainly In Normal Times. Robust Competition Is A Powerful Force Helping To Ensure That Workers Are Paid What They Contribute To Their Employers' Bottom Lines.

Making Labor Less Expensive Helps Firms Hire People.