Jumpstart the economy?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="jumpstart">jumpstart</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>”. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enliven">enliven</span>, <span word="revive">revive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rejuvenate">rejuvenate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="stagnant">stagnant</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="description">description</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="stops">stops</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> – <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="stops">stops</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decline">decline</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="jumpstarting">jumpstarting</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="jump">jump</span>-<span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likened">likened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jump">jump</span>-<span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="kick">kick</span>-<span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="motorcycle">motorcycle</span>.</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="article">article</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> “<span word="jump">jump</span>-<span word="start">start</span>” <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="kick">kick</span>-<span word="start">start</span>” <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="examination">examination</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="kickstart">kickstart</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="motorcycle">motorcycle</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span>. <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="timers">timers</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="yours">yours</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="kickstarting">kickstarting</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="motorcycle">motorcycle</span>. <span word="Youngsters">Youngsters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movie">movie</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="kicking">kicking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pedal">pedal</span> <span word="downward">downward</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="ignites">ignites</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="engine">engine</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="different">different</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ignite">ignite</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="batteries">batteries</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="jumpers">jumpers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="connect">connect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battery">battery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="car">car</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="batteries">batteries</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="source">source</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reignite">reignite</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="practice">practice</span>, “<span word="kickstart">kickstart</span>” (<span word="prod">prod</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="propel">propel</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="action">action</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1915-20, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span>.<span word="com">com</span>. “<span word="Jumpstart">Jumpstart</span>”, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1973, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Merriam">Merriam</span>-<span word="Webster">Webster</span>.<span word="com">com</span>.</p>
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