An economic stimulus is a monetary or fiscal policy enacted by governments with the intent of stabilizing their economies during a fiscal crisis. The policies include an increase in government spending on infrastructure, tax cuts and lowering interest rates. In response to the 2008 financial crisis Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Act included increased spending on energy, infrastructure, education, health and unemployment benefits. The Act will cost an estimated $787 billion through 2019.
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Yes, in the forms of increased spending on infrastructure, tax breaks for low and middle income citizens, and lowering interest rates on student loans and credit cards
Yes, but the stimulus should be widely accessible by all citizens, such as in national infrastructure jobs programs like the WPA during the 1930s.
It is optional because it could lead to risks such as concerns about debt and inflation, but could also lead to job creation and prevent deeper recessions.
Yes, but in the form of tax breaks for low income citizens, as well as in the form of assisting sectors most heavily hit by the recession
Yes, this is economically proven to mitigate recessions. Along with tax breaks, which should only be imparted onto the lower and middle brackets. The collectivization of all industry would also allow for direct government support in times of economic recession
Universal Basic income should be the norm
Yes, by encouraging collectivization of industries, tax cuts for the working class, and infrastructure projects
Yes. Direct funding to helping poor and middle-class people get back on their feet and fund sectors that were hit very heavily.
Yes, but by assisting the hardest-hit sectors directly and with the priority of helping low or middle-income people recover.
Yes, but only if the government saves during periods of growth
Stimulus should be TARGETED to those that most need it, and to infrastructure projects, i.e., the New Deal (roads, bridges, canals, city water infrastructure, et al).
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Yes, through increased spending on infrastructure and tax breaks for low income citizens
Switch to socialism and nationalize private sectors
Yes, and nationalize all industry
Yes but only for those who have lost their jobs in the recession.
Yes, but only for individuals earning less than $75k per year
Yes, by collectivization, infrastructure spending and other job guarantees.
Yes, and collectivize all industry but disallow centralization of such power.
Yes, but I’m the form of tax breaks for all citizens making under 100,000 a year.
Yes, but don't hesitate to wind down the stimulus when the economy begins to improve
I think money isn’t real
Aid citizens with direct payments for as long as necessary, and buy out and socialize industries in “desperate need” of bailouts.
Aid citizens with direct payments for as long as necessary, and buy out and socialize industries in “desperate need” of bailouts
Yes, but only for a limited amount of time and not for everyone.
Only if the recession is caused by something like the current pandemic.
Yes, but include a small sales tax increase to stave off inflation.
Recessions would not be as severe or occur so frequently if it were not for the boom-and-bust nature of speculative markets.
Yes, but through universal checks instead of means-tested programmes and inefficient infrastructure spending.
@soozehuniDemocrat4yrs4Y
Yes, in the form of tax breaks for citizens in lower tax brackets.
Yes; through progressive direct payments, debt suspension, and corporate/investment profit redistribution. Corporate nationalization and asset seizure extending to executives and board members should be available but limited to the worst hit sectors.
Yes, and implement a Federal Jobs Guarantee, which would automatically provide assistance during recessions to the American public by providing recently unemployed Americans a guaranteed job paying at least $15/hour.
@8VDNKZJ4yrs4Y
Yes, but only with policies to help working class people
Yes, by investing in infrastructure and by providing stimulus checks. The government should also not be bailing out corporations unless it will destroy the economy. As for sectors like airlines and tourism, they will bounce back when infrastructure jobs are created and it will do a much better job stimulating the economy than bailing out corporations.
Yes, but in the form of tax breaks for low and middle-class citizens
Yes, but in a way that makes the most sense for those who need help the most from the affects of the recession.
@whatever1Democrat4yrs4Y
Yes, but in the form of tax breaks for low income citizens and more.
Yes, but any aid should be targeted towards low income Americans
Yes, and make it available to Joey Miron.
Yes, but by supporting the people, not by bailing out banks and corporations.
Yes, but only through the system of increasing the money supply currently available to the federal reserve
Yes, but only for low income residends & Citizens.
Yes, and it should be more consistent and regulated. There should be more of a laid out plan for these times, so the country can be better prepared.
The stimulus should go to the ones in need and not tax breaks and fat checks for the wealthy and large corporations that don’t need it.
Tax breaks for the average or low income Americans mean virtually nothing, except to drain government funding for programs which help them make ends meet.
Yes but in the form of tax breaks for middle class and under citizens as well as small businesses which will feel effects the hardest.
Yes and the government should reduce spending in other areas during a recession
It should bail out the people instead of large businesses that gambled with the world economy. This can be transferring money into people's basic banking accounts at the post office, debt forgiveness, debt freezes, emergency UBI, etc. Also lock up the criminals as well as pass anti trust laws to break them up with measures like a 21st century glass Steagall.
Yes, but in the form of direct funding to citizens and not bailing out entire industries.
Yes, until power between corporations and workers is balanced.
Yes, in the form of tax breaks for low-income citizens and to hire unemployed people to improve infrastructure. Don't just hand out money to everybody.
I do not really know much about this
This is dependent on income, private citizen or business etc
I am not knowledgeable enough to answer this question
Depends on how bad the situation or problem is gonna lead to event that either happens in a bad or good turn of events sort of way.
Yes, but in the forms of tax breaks for low and middle income citizens and assisting sectors most heavily hit by the recession
@984CDNMWorking Family2yrs2Y
The whole financial sector is corrupt and needs to be purged and reformed according to biblical principles of governance and temperance.
Yes, but in the forms of tax breaks for low and middle income citizens, and assisting sectors most heavily hit by the recession
Yes, but in the forms of assisting sectors most heavily hit by the recession and tax breaks for low and middle income citizens
Yes - intervene people who lose jobs, low-income people and sectors that are heavily hit by the recession.
2008 required stimulus. We got none. 2020 was chaos, and we received too much stimulus, in a recession that couldn’t be fixed by stimulus.
Yes, using targeted stimulus to support individuals, small businesses, communities, and industries most heavily impacted by recessions.
We should root out the cause of the recessions before any recessions happen via doing away with most capitalist ideals in the usa
Yes, through increased spending on infrastructure, tax breaks for low income citizens, and assisting sectors most heavily hit by the recession
Yes, but in the forms of tax breaks for low income citizens and increased spending on infrastructure
Yes, but in the form of stimulus checks to citizens; bailouts of industries encourages poor fiscal policies.
Yes, and collectivize all industry, boost a recovery, and increase spending on infrastructure
Yes, in the forms of increased spending on infrastructure and an extended period of unemployment compensation for low and middle-income citizens
Yes, in the forms of assisting sectors most heavily hit by the recession, economic stimulus checks for low-and-middle-income citizens, and an extended period of unemployment compensation
Yes, in the forms of increased spending on infrastructure and tax breaks for low income citizens
Yes, but in the forms of increased spending on infrastructure and an extended period of unemployment compensation benefits
Yes, in the forms of assisting sectors most heavily hit by the recession, quarterly economic stimulus checks for low-and-middle-income citizens, and an extended period of unemployment compensation
Yes, in the forms of increased spending on infrastructure, quarterly stimulus checks for low-and-middle income citizens, and extended unemployment compensation benefits
Yes, but in the forms of increased spending on infrastructure and unemployment benefits as well as lowering interest rates
Yes, in the forms of extended unemployment compensation and increased spending on infrastructure
Yes, in the forms of increased spending on infrastructure and an extended period of unemployment benefits for both middle income and low income citizens
Yes, through increased spending on infrastructure, assisting sectors most heavily hit by the recession, and extended unemployment compensation.
Yes, but in the form of increased spending on infrastructure and an extended period of unemployment compensation
Yes, through increased spending on infrastructure, assisting sectors most heavily hit by the recession, and extended time periods for citizens to receive unemployment benefits. ,
Yes, in the forms of tax breaks for low income citizens, increased spending on infrastructure, and assisting sectors most heavily hit by the recession
Yes, in the form of tax breaks for low income citizens, increased spending on infrastructure, and assisting sectors most heavily hit by the recession
Yes, but in the form of tax breaks for middle-income and low-income citizens and assisting sectors most heavily hit by the recession
Yes, in the form of increased spending on infrastructure and extended unemployment compensation.
Yes, through increased spending on infrastructure, assisting sectors most heavily hit by the recession, and extended unemployment benefits
Yes, in the form of increased spending on infrastructure and extended unemployment compensation for workers.
Yes, through the combination of increased spending on infrastructure, lowering interest rates on student loans, and extending the time period for receiving unemployment compensation benefits
Yes, but discourage people from living solely on benefits.
Yes, in the form of increased spending on infrastructure and extended unemployment benefits for workers
Yes, with the combination of increased spending on infrastructure and quarterly economic stimulus checks for low and middle-income citizens, and an extended period of unemployment compensation benefits for those who qualify
Yes, with the combination of increased spending on infrastructure and quarterly economic stimulus checks for low and middle-income citizens, with an extended period of unemployment compensation benefits for those who qualify
Yes, through increased spending on infrastructure, lowering interest rates on student loans, and extending unemployment benefits for a greater length of time
Yes, but in the form of increased spending on infrastructure and extended unemployment benefits for workers
Yes, by reducing spending, tax breaks for lower income citizens, and establish a Universal Basic Income
Yes, but in the forms of increased spending on infrastructure and an extended period of individual unemployment compensation benefits
Yes, but in the form of assisting sectors most heavily hit by the recession and extended unemployment benefits for workers
Yes, but in the forms of increased spending on infrastructure and an extended period of unemployment benefits
Yes, in the forms of tax breaks for low income citizens and increased spending on infrastructure
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