Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Japan's Stimulus

From a recent NYT article..
In total, Japan spent $6.3 trillion on construction-related public investment between 1991 and September of last year, according to the Cabinet Office. The spending peaked in 1995 and remained high until the early 2000s, when it was cut amid growing concerns about ballooning budget deficits. More recently, the governing Liberal Democratic Party has increased spending again to revive the economy and the party’s own flagging popularity.


US does seem to have a long way to go in terms of money it has got to spend.

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