# Government Spending Saps Economic Growth, So Does Fed Rate Fiddling

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2 outlets covering · First listed: Forbes, Nov 15, 2026, 9:00 AM · Read it: <https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2026/11/15/government-spending-saps-economic-growth-so-does-fed-rate-fiddling/>

Production is the only source of demand. Governments that produce nothing can in no way increase it, but they can warp the consumptive and investment effects of it.

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- Nov 15, 2026, 9:00 AM: [Government Spending Saps Economic Growth, So Does Fed Rate Fiddling](<https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2026/11/15/government-spending-saps-economic-growth-so-does-fed-rate-fiddling/>) — Forbes (Magazine, United States, rated Center)
  Production is the only source of demand. Governments that produce nothing can in no way increase it, but they can warp the consumptive and investment effects of it.
- Nov 15, 2026, 9:00 AM: [Government Spending Saps Economic Growth, So Does Fed Rate Fiddling](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqAFBVV95cUxPTVFNNzhyX29hUnFuLU5oWUs5LWJRbk14akwtU0RFVnJfX29sNGtTZnNuOGl2R1pwZXNCaEhySllqWWU1eEhGZ3dyN0JvOEZld1B2cm9ESEVBMWpOcWZ4UXV1dVA3NzZVckpoVDNkczliOUlPZ3lVVHdheWdsZXpyY29kNlpkRVFQUmNmalFoaUVXWVphT0FQVDBRYXBFdW1PZm5OTGZ3Z1Q?oc=5>) — Yahoo Finance (Business & finance, United States, rated Center)