The Obama administration has released a flurry of proposals designed to stimulate the flagging economic recovery. However, the chances of any of these proposals being passed by Congress ahead of November's mid-term elections are slim. Even after the elections the chances might not be much better. What concerns us is that fiscal policy could be effectively paralysed for the next two years.
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