Houses Passes Stimulus, Again Without Any Republicans
huffingtonpost.com — All but 7 Democrats voted for the bill a 1,071 page measure that combines $281 billion in tax cuts for individuals and businesses with more than a half-trillion dollars in government spending. The money would go for infrastructure, health care & help for cash-starved state governments, among scores of programs. Seniors would get $250 check (Submitted by BuzzEdition) More...
Track your tax dollars on stimulus-bill Web site
cnn.com — In keeping with President Obama's pledge of an administration that is "transparent and accountable," the White House has launched a site that promises to show taxpayers where their stimulus-package dollars are being spent. (Submitted by ditka354) More...
Stimulus Bill is Working
nosmokeblown.com — Finally, we get it. The stimulus bill is really working. Who is benefiting from the $700 billion package. State and local government, that’s who. So, you tax dollars are going from the Federal government to some state and local governments to supplement the taxes you are not paying to them. ... (Submitted by brobert545) More...
Liberals Push Back on Weak Stimulus Bill
firedoglake.com — There's one big problem with Obama's stimulus bill: the numbers don't work. Because of the excessive reliance on tax cutting up front, the bill forgoes over 200 billion dollars of GDP, and approximately 40 billion dollars of additional lost tax revenue. This means he's accepting an estimated additional 3/4 of a point of unemployment for no other (Submitted by PhilPerspective) More...
On The Economic Stimulus Bill
naviwire.blogspot.com — NaviWire writes "President Obama's Economic Stimulus Package, AKA The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, is vague and ambiguous. It essentially gives the federal government and its bureaucracies carte blanche to spend 787 billion tax-payer dollars as it sees fit." (Submitted by nigelwoodford) More...
Stimulus bill pushes renewable energy
uk.reuters.com — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The $825 billion economic stimulus package unveiled by Democrats in the House of Representatives on Thursday contains billions of dollars in tax breaks for renewable energy as well as spending for energy efficiency and... (Submitted by rccogburn) More...
The $780 billion stimulus bill can be paid down if we legali
opednews.com — With the amount we can tax this commodity with, plus how much we can rake in growing our own crops as well as how much we can save in prosecuting any offenders: That $780 billion dollar stimulus bill can be paid down in no time. (Submitted by MaryMacElveen) More...
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