{"id":1329,"date":"2009-04-14T13:45:15","date_gmt":"2009-04-14T17:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=1329"},"modified":"2019-07-18T09:04:15","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T13:04:15","slug":"dr-sean-snaith-obamas-stimulus-makes-me-lol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/dr-sean-snaith-obamas-stimulus-makes-me-lol\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama&#8217;s Stimulus Makes Me LOL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Sean Snaith is an economics professor and director of the UCF Institute for Economic Competitiveness. So far, says Snaith, too much money is being spent in the wrong places, and Americans are tired of footing the bill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a growing public sentiment that you might call \u2018bailout fatigue,\u2019\u201d Snaith says. \u201cMillions of people who did the right things and yet still have watched their assets plummet are getting more angry that their tax dollars and their children\u2019s tax dollars will be used to bail out those most responsible for our current problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Snaith says some types of stimulus and financial rescue packages are needed, but he fears that the new plans to hand out money are \u201cwoefully lacking in detail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To read the full March 2009 report, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/business.ucf.edu\/centers-institutes\/institute-economic-competitiveness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.iec.ucf.edu.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dr. Sean Snaith is an economics professor and director of the UCF Institute for Economic Competitiveness. 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