Posts by srwennekes@mastodon.lu
 (DIR) Post #A3NFuKQ1QYdFeabrSC by srwennekes@mastodon.lu
       2021-01-18T21:14:54Z
       
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       @freemo @sillystring @SmilingTexan I call bullshit on that; Trump was riding the economic wave the presidency before him created. The plain proof IQ45 didn’t know shit about macro economics is the fact that he regularly compared economic growth with the situation on Wall St.
       
 (DIR) Post #A3O94jJLEDbHELSQXg by srwennekes@mastodon.lu
       2021-01-19T07:33:45Z
       
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       @freemo @sillystring @SmilingTexan Would there be a need to correct the figures for the time it takes for measures to have an effect? Some interventions take longer before they are “felt” and it is sometimes hard to prove a direct correlation.
       
 (DIR) Post #A3OAJhlhLViokBQSGG by srwennekes@mastodon.lu
       2021-01-19T07:47:40Z
       
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       @freemo its a long time I studied Macro Economics so nothing comes to mind directly, but an example indirectly related: to beat unemployment the Nazi regime invested in programs where unemployed were engaged to build infrastructure (the famous autobahn for an example) this had an initial direct effect, but the improved infrastructure also led to other economic advantages and thus growth and subsequent job creation the latter however is hard to quantify.
       
 (DIR) Post #A3OEHubv1l5xoLFgpc by srwennekes@mastodon.lu
       2021-01-19T08:32:10Z
       
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       @freemo I could have the wrong impression but I thought the deficit had decreased during the Obama years? I have no access to figures at the moment, so I could be totally wrong here.