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Manweller’s Op-ed
Mike’s op-ed on reducing congestion: http://www.washingtonpolicy.org/Centers/transportation/opinioneditorial/Congestion.html
Brian Riedl’s leg memo (Heritage) on government spending: http://www.washingtonpolicy.org/Centers/government/legislativememo/GovtStimulus2009.pdf

Other

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2008616716_opin12bettinger.html — an op-ed in the Seattle Times from a small business owner who is asking that small businesses not be left behind as policymakers talk about stimulating the economy.

http://washingtonpolicyblog.typepad.com/washington_policy_center_/2009/01/searchable-stimulus-.html — WPC blog post about making the national stimulus package transparent.

http://www.taxfoundation.org/blog/show/24249.html — 200 economists sign a letter saying that tax cuts will be more effective at stimulating the economy than increased government spending

http://www.aei.org/publications/filter.all,pubID.29211/pub_detail.asp — American Enterprise Institute: Tax Policy During the Recession: The Role of Fiscal Stimulus

http://www.reason.com/news/printer/131010.html — Reason Magazine — Practical Reasons Why Stimulus Spending Doesn’t Work

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123249646698200289.html#printMode — Let’s Stimulate Private Risk Taking, Alberto Alesina and Luigi Zingales, Wall Street Journal

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123258618204604599.html#printMode — Government Spending is No Free Lunch, Robert J. Barro, Wall Street Journal

http://www.forbes.com/2009/01/22/stimulus-keynes-taxes-oped-cx_bb_0123bartlett.html — Does Stimulus Stimulate? Bruce Bartlett, Forbes