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Ways to Get Economic Stimulus Right This Time

With each sign that the economy is heading the wrong way, the drumbeat for an economic stimulus gets louder.

While it may be premature to pull the stimulus trigger, it isn't too early for Congress to start learning what the Bush administration got wrong last time around, and what are the right rules of the road going forward.
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This article was originally published in Bloomberg.com.

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