Stimulus Quotes

You've got a recession in the auto and computer industries, you've got inventories piling up, you've got mediocre consumer spending, you've got a terrible stock market. I think the time to cut rates is now and I think they are in a good position to do it. If the Fed shows tomorrow that they realize this economy needs stimulus, I think it would be a wonderful gift for the stock market. - Greg Valliere

You know, I think the, the crucial thing, you know, we have put in place what is, is just simply the biggest, boldest recovery package in history, right; the stimulus package, biggest ever; the financial rescue, absolutely comprehensive; a housing plan - that is incredible medicine for the economy. And we fully expect it to work. - Christina Romer

Yesterday, it felt like the whole world was changing, but today we're seeing that we're still going to have to deal with all the same things as before. The Bush administration is expected to announce an economic stimulus package next week, and that may buoy the markets. But there's still tremendous uncertainty on the international front and until that's settled, stocks are probably gonna tread water. - Michelle Clayman

Yes. We do think that the stimulus package is raising GDP and raising employment relative to what would have happened otherwise. - Doug Elmendorf

Without the (stimulus package) this would not have happened. They front-loaded everything into the first half and the money is running out. It is too early to say whether the economy is back on track, particularly in the private sector. - Seijiro Takeshita

Without BDNF in the circuit, an animal can't learn that a social stimulus is threatening and respond appropriately. - Eric Nestler

Within the U.S., the Obama presidency will be mainly measured by the success or failure of his economic policies. And here, I fear, the monstrous stimulus package with which this administration stumbled out of the gate will prove to be Obama's Waterloo. - Camille Paglia

With the war over, energy prices declining, and fiscal and monetary stimulus already pumped into the system, I'm with Alan Greenspan in expecting that the economy now will begin to perk up. - Bill Cheney

With the economy close to full capacity, the Bank of Canada should be interested in offsetting any additional fiscal stimulus that may flow from an election-style budget. - Stewart Hall