stimulus
"
Stimulus" is slang for a
sordid economic
nostrum administered on the advice of
bankers and academics, many of them carrying the title of "Dr.". But don't mistake these "Doctors" for devotees of the
Hippocratic Oath. "Stimulus" or economic
crank, like any other economic
panacea, is a fake cure that gives its victims a temporary but false sense of well-being, even as it sets about causing long term damage to users and the economic community at large. The
opium of the economists know as "
stimulus" acts directly on bread winners and investors by misdirecting them into production plans and consumption levels which cannot be successfully coordinated or sustained across time. As a consequence, the "high" of this political drug lasts for only a few months, often followed by a depressing "crash" period, which cannot be avoided without further and ever increasing quantities of "stimulus". The drug received its proper name "crank" because it was most often
smuggled into policy debates by monetary
cranks, the most famous of whom was
John Maynard Keynes."Stimulus" is taken by
fiscal injection, monetarily (directly snorted by banks and borrowers), and through the consumption of pork. A common misconception among politicians and the public is that some administration methods are safer than others, while in reality all act on the economy the same exact way. Economic "crank" damages the coordinative function of prices across the structure of production and consumption, which cause naturally occurring price signals -- e.g. interest rates,
stock prices, etc. -- to be ineffective. Because price signals are responsible for facilitating the coordination of production plans and consumption choices, withdrawal from sustained periods of artificial "stimulation" is extremely painful to economic actors and the economy system, with businesses and households
thrown back into economic reality after having functioned for a time in a circus mirror, government-altered state without any naturally produced and undistorted relative prices to guide their plans."Stimulus" withdrawal is said to be one of the most painful experiences an economy can endure, and users of economic "crank" should consider other safer ways to buy the support of voters.
stimulus
by benthere on Feb 13, 2009 11:02:11
Spending money you don't have for stuff you don't need, that is not
made in america, to protect american jobs. Except for the people who
haul and sell the stuff how does buying imported goods produce jobs in america?
Example:
Support the stimulus workers in china need the jobs.The
bankers have really damaged
the economy the stimulus will probably
kill it.
Stimulus checks
by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian on Aug 12, 2021 13:59:21
Money that the (US) government hands out to its citizens during desperate times, not because they care about you, but because they're afraid you won't be spending enough money to boost the economy during this period.
Interesting fact: the "stimulus" in
stimulus check isn't used in the psychological or physiological sense. Rather, it is referring to the economics concept of
stimulating the economy (i.e. encouraging the transaction of commodities).
The fact that the name itself is in reference to the economy rather than you, the citizen, shows the
shallowness behind it all.
Example:
Stimulus checks are a way of saying that the government cares, but not in the way that you'd imagine it.
The Canadian equivalent of a
stimulus check is called
CERB/
CRB, which stands for 'Canada Emergency Response Benefit' and 'Canada Recovery Benefit', respectively. It has—from the very start—been giving out $2000 checks every month per individual. At least the Canadian name has a better ring to it.
Stimulus Jam
by bpipic on Apr 23, 2010 08:35:01
Used to describe a traffic jam or traffic congestion due to
road work, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This
roadwork is often pointless and inefficient, but gets done anyway because the state has to fulfill a quota, otherwise it won't get equivalent funding during the next government
handout cycle.
Example:
Now that exit 5 is being repaired,
Joe's has to use exit 6 and go out of his way. Even though Joe's house is just three blocks past exit 5, using exit 5 would result in a
20 minute delay, thanks to the Stimulus Jam right below it.
The unexpected Stimulus Jam on
I-95 resulted in crawling traffic and an extra hundreds of gallons to be burned.