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Let us critique this design.
The stars are arranged a rectangular grid, rather than in staggered rows, like the 50-star flag. This makes the field look less like the flag than it should.
"RECOVERY.GOV" is the name of a website, not the name of a government office. Websites are ephemeral things, with no substance, making this logo look insubstantial.
The gears do not mesh, and never can. The keyway on the larger gear is a cross, which is never used because it is structurally weak and difficult to machine. To anybody with even a small familiarity with machinery, looking at those gears causes almost physical pain.
The plant is small and insubstantial, not robust and productive. I have a lot of wild mint in my garden, and this looks like the little weeds I have to pull every week.
The three sectors, blue for government, red for industrial and green for agricultural, are not in the proper proportion. The government sector is half of the total pie. As much as the Obamites might like that idea, we are not there just yet.
The blue government sector is over top of the productive sectors, which suggests a level of government control which is seen by many as a negative thing.