Germany's New Green Stimulus Plan Won't Save Their Economy

Germany’s New Green Stimulus Plan Won’t Save Their Economy

Tags: Taxes and Spending

01/28/2022 Philipp Bagus

Germany’s government is pushing a new plan for massive spending on a “Climate Fund.” This is justified with the usual Keynesian myths about the benefits of government spending.

Original Article: “Germany’s New Green Stimulus Plan Won’t Save Their Economy“

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