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To offset this shrinkage, and head off a severe recession, the
Democratic leadership in Congress is "seriously considering" a large
fiscal stimulus proposal, which would send a significant amount of
money to states and cities. "<font color="#cc0000"><big><big>We have to
prop up consumption,"</big></big></font>
Representative Barney Frank, a Newton Democrat and chairman of the
House Financial Services Committee, said in an interview in which he
revealed some of the details the party leadership was discussing.<br>
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<u><i><b>Marc's Notes:</b></i></u><br>
Need I say more. Fools. you cannot CONSUME your way to recovery.<br>
We're freakin' doomed.<br>
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