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		jonknee on Dec 16, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fed Ends Zero-Rate Era > And how does the government really stimulate demand? Building things (roads, spaceships, bridges, etc), funding things (medical research, education, etc) and other obvious things. Low interest rates make longer term projects much more viable.

drumdance on Dec 16, 2015 [–]

Don't forget war. $800 billion to $2.4 trillion spent on the Iraq War depending on who's counting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_cost_of_the_Iraq_War

PaulWillis on Dec 16, 2015 | [–]

> Don't forget war.

This is really the broken window fallacy.

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