In an article discussing the concern of many liberals that the stimulus package was not large enough, the Post describes the output gap as $2 trillion. Actually many economists have put the gap in GDP over the next two years at more than $2.5 trillion. In fact, this figure is consistent with the Congressional Budget Office's projections as well.
--Dean Baker
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