The extension of the ban, which takes effect on January 8, includes Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.

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If the New York Times would interviewed me, or any number of much more distinguished non-Keynesian economists, it could learn why a payroll tax extension will either harm our fragile recovery or have no effect at all.

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It is now slated to go into effect July 1, giving the industry a three-month extension to invest in and adjust their computer and reporting systems.

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The Fed justified its second round of quantitative easing partly on grounds that the wealth effect of rising stock prices would stimulate consumer spending and, by extension, boost output and reduce unemployment.

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