Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'afọ 2008, Furman sonyere
Mgbasa ozi onyeisiala Barack Obama dịka onye nduzi na-ahụ maka akụnaụba. Na mbido, nhọpụta Furman dị ka onye ndụmọdụ mkpọsa katọrọ ụfọdụ ndị ọrụ ọrụ maka ịgbachitere ụdị azụmaahịa Walmart. N'oge mbụ nke Obama, Furman jere ozi dị ka osote onye nduzi na National Economic Council na Lawrence Summers na Gene Sperling. N'ọrụ a, ọ bụ otu n'ime ndị na-ese ụkpụrụ ụlọ nke American Recovery and Reinvestment Act nke 2009, gụnyere mmemme mmefu ihe mkpali iji baara ndị ogbenye uru yana ihe mkpali ụtụ isi azụmaahịa. A na-ekwukwa na Furman nyere aka mepụta atụmatụ ụtụ isi ụlọ ọrụ nke gọọmentị, na-emetụta mkparịta ụka gbasara iwu gbasara ego, yana maka inye aka n'ichepụta na ịmekọrịta Iwu Nchedo Ọrịa na Nlekọta Ego ("ACA" ma ọ bụ "ObamaCare").