The Case For A Program To Rebuild America

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Conventional wisdom holds that America has to get the federal budget deficit under control. Conservatives and even some good-government moderates have called for a virtually government-wide spending freeze. But cutting federal spending during a recession is a recipe for depression. To climb out of the hole that conservative economic ideology and policy has thrown us into, we need federal spending to reinvigorate economic growth. We should use this moment to make investments that will improve our future. Here's why.