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Americans for Prosperity released a recent study by Arduin, Laffer & Moore Econometrics showing the
historical negative impact of increased government spending on the private sector. According to the
study, the cost of accepting federal dollars from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
of 2009 will reduce real net business output by 2.5%, which translates to a reduction of 1.7 million jobs
annually – of which between 17,200 and 22,200 will be lost in Kansas.
Hall says adding some government jobs can help but others just cause more problems. “The more we do
this in the name of trying to help, the more we’re causing damage. It’s very much like overhead in
business. Some overhead adds value, too much sinks the business.”
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Paul Soutar is an Investigative Reporter with the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy. A complete bio on Mr. Soutar
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