Pumping Life Back intoPumping Life Back intothe U.S. Economythe U.S. EconomyWhy a Stimulus Package Must Be Big and TargetedWhy a Stimulus Package Must Be Big and Targeted
Presentation by Presentation by
Scott Lilly, Senior FellowScott Lilly, Senior Fellow
Center for American ProgressCenter for American Progress
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Turning Homes into ATM MachinesValue of New Mortgages Less Value of Home Purchases & Renovations
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A boom in mortgage refinancings that began in 2002 resulted in a $1.7 trillion transfer of funds from home equity into consumer spending betw een 2002 and 2007.
Credit expansion by the Treasury & Federal Reserve did not solve the problem!
• After injection of credit, productivity was even higher, output greater and income had stayed the same.
• Easy credit did not simply delay the day of reckoning, it made it much worse.
“Not your Father’s Business Cycle”
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How much will consumers and businesses cut back on spending?
Some crystal ball gazers say more than 10%
10% X 14.5 trillion (U.S. GDP) = $1.45 trillion
How Do You Fill a $1.45 Trillion Hole?
• Government Spend as Much as Possible
• Provide Tax Cuts
• Restore Consumer Confidence
Possible Pump Priming Plan
• Fed Spending $450 b X 1.6 = $765 billion
• Tax Cuts $250 b X 1.0 = $250 billion
• Boost Consumer Confidence? = $400 billion
Impact of Package $1.465 Trillion
CBO Scoring of H.R. 7110 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 09-13 04-18 2018+
Clean Water
Budget Authority 7,500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7,500 0 0
Estimated Outlays 300 1,520 2,250 870 490 170 98 49 32 20 5,430 369 1,701
4.0% 20.3% 30.0% 11.6% 6.5% 2.3% 1.3% 0.7% 0.4% 0.3% 72.4% 4.9% 22.7%
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Estimated Outlays 4,096 5,760 1,536 1,152 256 0 0 0 0 0 12,800 0 0
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Estimated Outlays 12,190 2,475 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 14,680 25 -25
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Capacity?
Annual Figures
$1.4 trillion is probably the amount needed each 12 months for the next 18 to 24 months
• $825 billion for the next 3 to 4 years is probably half the amount needed
How is the $820 Billion in the House Stimulus Package Divided?
$355
Discretionary Spending
Tax Cuts$270
Medicaid$90Unemployment
& Other Entitlement
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How is Likely Senate Package Divided?(Approximately)
Tax Cuts$375
Discretionary$284
Medicaid$90
Unemployemnt and Other
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Macro Economic Impact of Senate Changes?Macro Economic Impact of Senate Changes?
$70 billion shift from domestic spending to taxes:
$70 billion x 1.40 = $98 billion
$70 billion x 0.49 = $35 billion
Can We Can We
Afford It?Afford It?
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Questions?Questions?