Ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ “Ｂｕｙ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ” Ｃｏｕｌｄ Ｂｅｃｏｍｅ“Ｂｙｅ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ”

Doctor Elliot J. Feldman，John J. Burke，Michael S. Snarr

Congress is working toward swift passage of economic stimulus legislation to jolt the U.S. economy out of a downward spiral. Separate bills before the House and Senate contain provisions intended to multiply the job-generating effects of massive government spending. In their most recent forms， the bills contain \"Buy American\" provisions， which require that the inputs supplied for certain stimulus bill spending projects come from domestic sources. The central argument is that government spending to create jobs ought to create American jobs， not jobs overseas.