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Recipe for Failure? The Auto Bailout and the Failure of the New Deal's Economic Recovery Program

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<LI type="disc"> Recycle 10 percent of the Alternative Minimum Tax "fix," which does little to stimulate the economy -- $7 billion -- and use it to fund a generous "cash for clunkers" program which buys and scraps old inefficient and highly polluting cars from their owners who in turn are required to use it to purchase new cars.

These actions will provide funds to keep the auto industry going and revive it. They will do so by stimulating demand for the auto industry's goods. This will rescue the industry and lay the foundation for economic recovery.

Instead of bailouts that destroy jobs, the Obama administration needs to integrate its recovery programs and business bailouts so that they systematically link demand for goods, labor and production capacity to employ more workers and create economic growth. If he fails to do this, President Obama will repeat one of Roosevelt's greatest economic mistakes. Even worse, the economy will continue plummeting toward depression.


John Paul Rossi is a writer for the History News Service.

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Dr. John Paul Rossi is a associate professor of American history at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He writes on business and economic history, and has co-authored ENTREPRENUERSHIP AND INNOVATION IN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE: SAMUEL P. (more...)
 

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My fellow Pennsylvanian, by Darren Wolfe on Sunday, Mar 29, 2009 at 11:16:16 AM
Economic Recovery & Government by John Paul Rossi on Sunday, Mar 29, 2009 at 12:44:14 PM
The nature of the beast by Darren Wolfe on Sunday, Mar 29, 2009 at 5:05:12 PM
Irresponsible Journalism? by ConSion on Sunday, Mar 29, 2009 at 12:58:50 PM
Future Cars as Cash Cows – They Might Become Power Plants Wh by Mark Goldes on Sunday, Mar 29, 2009 at 3:09:02 PM
Future Cars as Cash Cows – They Might Become Power Plants Wh by Mark Goldes on Sunday, Mar 29, 2009 at 3:09:23 PM
These are great ideas. by John Sanchez Jr. on Sunday, Mar 29, 2009 at 3:10:23 PM
Great Ideas by John Paul Rossi on Monday, Mar 30, 2009 at 11:49:07 PM
Not Only Autos by Arktig Silver on Sunday, Mar 29, 2009 at 3:59:36 PM
Not Only Autos by John Paul Rossi on Monday, Mar 30, 2009 at 11:28:51 PM
How come no one mentioned this? by CB Brooklyn on Sunday, Mar 29, 2009 at 5:24:30 PM
Why rescue and revive the industry at all? by Richard Wise on Sunday, Mar 29, 2009 at 6:20:42 PM
Some thoughts: by Darren Wolfe on Sunday, Mar 29, 2009 at 7:04:00 PM
Comparison to the Piano Industry by Richard Wise on Monday, Mar 30, 2009 at 3:23:11 PM
Why Rescue the Auto Industry at All? by John Paul Rossi on Monday, Mar 30, 2009 at 11:47:38 PM
DR. ROSSI by WML on Sunday, Mar 29, 2009 at 6:43:26 PM
Obama ask head of GM to step down by Randy Schaad on Sunday, Mar 29, 2009 at 8:44:58 PM
GM CEO Steps Down by John Paul Rossi on Monday, Mar 30, 2009 at 11:54:27 PM
The premise of the article is false by Perry Logan on Monday, Mar 30, 2009 at 5:59:08 AM
The New Deal failed by Darren Wolfe on Tuesday, Mar 31, 2009 at 9:12:27 PM
Please read: by Darren Wolfe on Monday, Mar 30, 2009 at 9:51:57 AM