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November 21, 2008

How to Stimulate the Economy, Save Detroit, and Boost Aggregate Demand

In a pithy comment, buried among the many at Marginal Revolution, John Chilton (who blogs as The Emirates Economist) suggests that if President-Elect Obama were to announce that he is planning to ban the purchase of automobiles, that would do wonders for the US auto industry:

Spread the word that Obama wants to end the sale of cars ... . It's working with guns.

Posted by EclectEcon on November 21, 2008 at 08:28 AM in Economics |

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