We have not. We have a stimulus which is targeted in a time frame to make the difference,"
VOA: standard.2009.03.10
Now,many leaders agree it is time for them to start backing off from stimulus spending, and get their debts and deficits under control.
VOA: standard.2010.06.05
"The monthly up-and-down pattern in the saving rate over the course of the second quarter reflects nothing more than consumer smoothing through transitory income fluctuations--in this case, due to the one-time stimulus payments, " said Mike Feroli, senior economist at JPMorgan Chase.