Geithner to Congress: Don't Wimp Out Now

Wall Street Journal:

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Washington is at risk of undercutting an already sluggish economic recovery if it fails to provide quick, additional support to business and individuals.

Mr. Geithner said the biggest challenge facing the economy right now was Washington paralysis. He urged Congress to take up the White House's recent proposals to give tax incentives to business and fund new infrastructure projects.

"If the government does nothing going forward, then the impact of policy in Washington will shift from supporting economic growth to hurting economic growth," Mr. Geithner said during an interview with The Wall Street Journal in his U.S. Treasury office, citing the example of countries who "shift too quickly to premature restraint" after a crisis, including the U.S. in the 1930s. MORE...