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Argument: Stimulus will be used to grow govt bureaucracy

Issue Report: 2009 US economic stimulus

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Mitt Romney. “Commentary: Stimulate the economy, not government”. CNN. February 6, 2009 – “These are extraordinary times, and like a lot of Republicans I believe that a well-crafted stimulus plan is needed to put people back to work. But the Obama spending bill would stimulate the government, not the economy. […] In the final analysis, we know that only the private sector — entrepreneurs and businesses large and small — can create the millions of jobs our country needs. The invisible hand of the market always moves faster and better than the heavy hand of government.”