Trade-Offs in the Stimulus Package was written by Madison Powers, on cqpolitics.com. The article is mainly about two trade-offs that are main factors of the stimulus package. The first trade-off is between equity and efficiency, the ideals of equity and the goals of efficiency, as stated in the article's fourth paragraph.
Powers talks about the multiplier effect, the amount of money spent by the government leads to greater national income, but also talks about our policies being equitable. Which is the second part of the trade-off, but "Equity is thus seen as bound up with long-term stability and growth." Powers then adds that others are arguing that "equity is not something we can afford at this critical moment."
In the second part of his article, Powers writes about how the new deal may not be exactly what we think of when we think of the term 'new deal'. He states that things such as unemployment benefits, increased availability of food stamps, and aid to local and state government budgets could have as much multiplier effect as infrastructure investments.
