McCain opposes economic stimulus package(0)
McCain opposes economic stimulus package
By David Edwards
John McCain told Foxs Chris Wallace that he would not vote for the economic stimulus package proposed by Democrats.
Archive for February, 2009
Explaining the $400 stimulus tax rebate(0)
By Zack Stein @ February 25, 2009
Some folks may be a little confused as to how this latest stimulus rebate works. Congressman Alan Grayson spoke with WDBOs Zack Stein recently to clear up any confusion.
Grayson says, basically, the stimulus rebate is already happening for you.
“That’s something that went into effect the moment the president signed [...]
President Obama selling the goods(0)
by Peyton Vantrease, Nashville Nonpartisan Examiner
Tonight President Obama goes on T.V. to sell his stimulus package to the public. You would think that giving away over 700 billion would be an easy sell, but up until now it has not been. Just as this bill went thru the House and Senate to get approved with [...]
Obama’s Stimulus Package Forgets Your Net Worth: John F. Wasik(0)
Commentary by John F. Wasik
Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) — You won’t get a check to go out and buy a large-screen television, nor will you see much immediate tax relief in the new $787 billion stimulus package signed by U.S. President Barack Obama last week.
The plan, one of the largest ever passed by Congress, will [...]
US stimulus package ‘only first step’ - Obama(0)
WASHINGTON - The US$787 billion ($1.53 trillion) US economic stimulus package is “only a first step on the road to economic recovery,” President Barack Obama has said.
In his weekly radio and internet address, Obama mapped out an ambitious agenda to pull the US out of its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression of the [...]
Mood of U.S. consumers remains dark despite Obama stimulus package(0)
Nearly four in five Americans think the U.S. economy is getting worse despite the passage of a massive new stimulus package by Washington, according to a new survey released Friday.
A poll conducted by Gallup Inc. said that 79 per cent of Americans surveyed still believe the U.S. economy is deteriorating, about the same percentage as [...]
Local Benefits Of Stimulus Package(0)
ACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The impact of the government’s multibillion stimulus package designed to help turn around the nation’s economy will soon be felt on the roads of Jacksonville.
On Tuesday afternoon, President Barack Obama signed the bill into law that includes money for infrastructure projects around the country.
That spending is going to help at least two [...]
Stimulus bill includes tax breaks for individuals and businesses(0)
by Jamie Downey from Boston.com
On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. It is one of the largest pieces of legislation in U.S. history with a total price tag of $787 billion. That is an additional $2,600 of per capita national debt for every man, women [...]
Documentary of 2008 Financial Collapse(0)
This is an amazing documentary of the 2008 financial collapse. It covers the meltdown from the day Bear Stears went under through the following painful days and weeks of the market. It does a great job looking at the market problems from the inside view on Wall Street.
Lawmakers learning details of stimulus(0)
By APRIL CASTRO and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press Writers © 2009 The Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas — State leaders are beginning to learn exactly where Texas’ $17 billion share of the federal stimulus money is slated to go, including millions to educate homeless children and help poor families pay for child care.
Now lawmakers have to [...]
