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counter-stimulative

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  • These fees which are good in the long run may have counter-stimulative effects, but they can either be delayed, or offset by other measures.

    Matthew Yglesias » Passing Costs on to Consumers 2010

  • There is ample proof of this right now in the United States where the Federal government is borrowing money to provide a large stimulative boost even as the individual states invoke counter-stimulative policies, such as furloughing workers, because they are bound by balanced-budget rules.

    John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009

  • "So it actually net-net doesn't have any stimulative effect, it has a counter-stimulative effect by reducing income," he said.

    Reuters: Top News 2010

  • "So it actually net-net doesn't have any stimulative effect, it has a counter-stimulative effect by reducing income," he said.

    Reuters: Top News 2010

  • At a time when the federal government is desperately trying to pump money into the economy to get it moving again, Campbell said that company policies that eliminate travel and conferences are "counter-stimulative."

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  • At a time when the federal government is desperately trying to pump money into the economy to get it moving again, Campbell said that company policies that eliminate travel and conferences are "counter-stimulative."

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