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A provocative critique of the Obama administration's economic policies and an examination of America's difficult economic future During the 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama promised "a net spending cut" to make government smaller in order to reduce the deficit.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction The Players 1

Chapter 1 The Financial Crisis 7

Chapter 2 The Worst Recovery on Record 23

Chapter 3 The Stimulus Made Things Worse 35

Chapter 4 Would the Economy Have Been in Worse Shape without the Stimulus? 85

Chapter 5 Regulatory Thuggery 121

Chapter 6 We Have Seen What Happened under Obama. So Now What Do We Do? 159

Conclusion Obama’s Legacy 201

Appendix Looking at the Fifty States 211

About the Authors 217

Index 219

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 09/03/2012
      ISBN13: 9781118186176, 978-1118186176
      ISBN10: 1118186176
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A provocative critique of the Obama administration's economic policies and an examination of America's difficult economic future During the 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama promised "a net spending cut" to make government smaller in order to reduce the deficit.

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments xi

      Introduction The Players 1

      Chapter 1 The Financial Crisis 7

      Chapter 2 The Worst Recovery on Record 23

      Chapter 3 The Stimulus Made Things Worse 35

      Chapter 4 Would the Economy Have Been in Worse Shape without the Stimulus? 85

      Chapter 5 Regulatory Thuggery 121

      Chapter 6 We Have Seen What Happened under Obama. So Now What Do We Do? 159

      Conclusion Obama’s Legacy 201

      Appendix Looking at the Fifty States 211

      About the Authors 217

      Index 219

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