There are some signs that consumers may be better positioned to step up spending soon.
That's because the industry is sitting on $370 billion in unused funds, or "dry powder", that firms need to spend soon or risk giving back to investors, which means there is fierce competition for deals.
In Augustinian style, he needs to keep pumping the economy in the short term, since consumers, who are the mainstay of the US economy, are unlikely to resume spending soon.
What extra funds the agency squeezes out of this year's budget should be spent as soon as possible on inspectors and up-to-date computer technology.
There is every reason to believe that 75% balance will be spent as soon as possible if you read Chairman Bernanke's latest comments on lessons of the financial crisis.
But today, NIH announced a different way to use a tiny portion of the $10 billion it got: It has set aside up to $60 million specifically for autism research to be spent as soon as possible.
But others, including Senate leader Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles), said the existing cap-and-trade money should be spent as soon as possible.
Government spending, discounting deficits, roughly equals income tax receipts, and is spent as soon as or sooner than it is received.
Arrange for a cattle farmer to pick up spent grain soon after brewing so that it can be a valuable food source for cattle and some other animals.
