This article was written by Madison Powers, who is a Senior Research Scholar at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University. He is also a guest columnist for CQ politics, the website on which the article was posted. The article was written for the readership of CQ Politics and the public in general should they happen across it. It was written for people that already have a higher than average political IQ, as the average person wouldn't have CQ bookmarked or added to favorites.
Mr. Powers briefly touches on the competing ideologies regarding the most effective means of stimulating the economy (now a moot point in all but the "I didn't vote for it" circles as the stimulus bill has just cleared its last legislative hurdle and will be signed into law on Monday.) The author makes the point that the government should look for the best way to yield the quickest results in stimulating the economy. We should look for plans that give us the most “bang for our buck” regardless of the fact that they may not be the highest in profile.
