The article refers strictly to the impact on the US economy and US fiscal policy that Hurricane Katrina has brought about. As cynical as this may be, the logical relationship between Katrina, governmental spending, fiscal policy and, in the end, economic growth in the US, is quite simple to explain. The hurricane has brought about huge amounts of losses in the US econ

A certain effect is quite certain to be observed here as is particularly mentioned in the end of the article: the US fiscal outlook is likely to worsen in the period of time to come due to the negative effects brought about by Katrina. Any tax cuts that may have been included in the Republican program will need to be laid off for a certain period of time, mainly because one cannot afford to reduce the principal source of income for governmental spending.

Third of all, destruction to energetic facilities is important because it reduces the offer on the domestic energy market and this will naturally lead to a certain increase in price level, hence, to inflationary pressures, especially on the energy market. This is why the article mentions stagflation, as inflationary pressures with a slowing of overall economic growth.

On the other hand, Katrina will also bring about a reduction of the economic gr

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