January 25, 2010 8:11AM 

# Making Government Bigger Is Not Stimulus — and It Won’t Create Jobs 

By [Daniel J. Mitchell](https://www.cato.org/people/daniel-mitchell) 

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This [new video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=985C0uh1HKA) from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity explains how last year’s so-called stimulus was a flop — and also reveals why politicians are pushing for another big-government spending bill.

Interestingly, since last year’s stimulus was such a disaster, the redistributionists in Washington are calling their new proposal a “jobs bill.” But as I say in the video, this is akin to putting perfume on a hog.

For further background, here is a video explaining [why Keynesian economics is wrong ](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoxDyC7y7PM)and another predicting (in advance!) that [last year’s stimulus would be a mistake](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mKE16Exh9k). And just in case anyone actually wants the economy to grow faster, here’s one about [policies that actually increase prosperity](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCaUA5l_bYc).

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