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Old Jan 24, 2008 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Epoch
I'm convinced it's a poor short term fix that does not cover it's own costs in the long term. Also, I also stated why it's a poor macroeconomic decision first, then RB brought up the 10's of thousands of suffering people, so that's why I started that retort. In the end it's poor economics IMO.
The relief from the struggle doesn't come from the refunds themselves, it comes from the cumulative effects the refunds give to the economy.
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