That Keynesian multiplier

Nice graph with the effects of different policy actions…

Quoted from Phil’s stock world

Is this surprising? No. The category that is spend the most and saved the least provides the most bang for the buck. It really isn’t rocket science..

Having said that, one lesson of countercyclical Keynesian policy has been widely forgotten. One has to run primary budget surpluses (that is budget minus interest payments) during the good years..