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The risk is that it might depress the economy, e.g., by reducing incentives for investment. According to the [[Congressional Budget Office]], "Fiscal stimulus aims to boost [[economic activity]] during periods of [[economic weakness]] by increasing short-term [[aggregate demand]]."<ref>[http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/subjects/u/united_states_economy/economic_stimulus/]</ref>

The risk is that it might depress the economy, e.g., by reducing incentives for investment. According to the [[Congressional Budget Office]], "Fiscal stimulus aims to boost [[economic activity]] during periods of [[economic weakness]] by increasing short-term [[aggregate demand]]."<ref>[http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/subjects/u/united_states_economy/economic_stimulus/]</ref>

[[Image:Stim1.jpg|thumb|380px}Conservative cartoonist Chuck Asay summarizes the partisan debate over stimulus spending.]]

[[Image:Stim1.jpg|thumb|380px|Conservative cartoonist Chuck Asay summarizes the partisan debate over stimulus spending.]]

Liberals in Congress passed a $789 billion economic stimulus bill in Feb. 2009 along party lines.  

Liberals in Congress passed a $789 billion economic stimulus bill in Feb. 2009 along party lines.