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Paul Begala: “The quickest way, every economist agrees, to jolt the economy is to put money into unemployment benefits.”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2009
The quickest way, every economist agrees, to jolt the economy is to put money into unemployment benefits.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala argues for the effectiveness of unemployment benefits as a stimulus measure.

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