https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/09/did-6-billion-in-campaign-spending-help-the-economy-at-least/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 12:15:50 -0400<![CDATA[Unfortunately, calling it a mini-stimulus would be a gross understatement. While $6 billion sure sounds like a lot of money, relative to the size of the $14 trillion U.S. economy, it’s a miniscule amount. Most estimates of the 2009 stimulus package say that the $700 billion affair boosted real GDP somewhere between 1% and 4% – so an extra $6 billion in spending would have a very negligible effect on the national economy.]]>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:25:47 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/09/did-6-billion-in-campaign-spending-help-the-economy-at-least-n97330