Sizing up the Stimulus

With new data showing the economy grew last quarter and the White House claiming that stimulus spending saved or created over half a million jobs, some experts say it rescued the country’s economy. But opponents say those job numbers are overstated and that the stimulus has sunk the nation too deep in debt. As part of our project Working It Out, we'll look at the stimulus numbers and see what it's done (or not done) to help the US economy.

Guests

• Jim Chappelow, Consulting Economist at the Institute for Trend Research
• Michael Leachman, a Senior Policy Analyst at the Center On Budget and Policy Priorities