Congress thinking about another stimuls check!

The first stimulus check allowed me to get something I haven't had for almost six years -- a small savings account. Most of that is gone now, and I can't meet the mortgage payment this month, so I'd welcome it. Besides, being forced to pay for bailing out the Wall Street fat cats hurts a lot. A stimulus check could feel like a tiny (very tiny) bandage!

This has been tossed around for months now, even while the bailout was in process. Truth be told, I rather would have had my share of the bailout money in my hand rather than in the hand of those banks. It would have ended up in the bank one way or another anyway. Ours would have been used to pay down debt, others might have put it into savings, again others may have bought something ... that would have helped the credit crunch and stimulated the economy, lol.

Did the last check help much? No, not really in the grand scheme of things. There is no short term solution to our current crisis, just bandaids where the 'blood' may or may not come leaking through again right away. There is in fact not much they can do except trying to get us feel confident again.

But hey, if they hand out money, I'll be there;) I rather handle spending myself right now rather than to leave it to congress and their little pet projects.

When the economy first showed warning signs of collapse, the government did indeed give the money to consumers so that they may spend and give the economy a small boost, that didnt work out at all because most Americans used it for bills which really doesnt help consumerism. So i think giving it to Wallstreet is a better idea because the market did jump 400pts

Hey I am always willing to take money if its being sent my way! I was actually able to buy a set of new tires with the last stimulus check, which I needed badly. I think another stimulus check would help people out tremendously. Why not help the people of our country? It is for a good cause! Best wishes!

All I can say is don't get the check too close to your face considering where they are going to have to pull the money from.

I read somewhere Pelosi said they wouldn't do anything until after Bush was out of office. I wonder what happened. Wait, is Pelosi up for re-election this year?

If the second stimulus package were all about sending out checks to taxpayers, I'd say that it's completely foolish because the money can be spent in better ways. Once again, most people would get just about enough to pay some of their back bills, and not nearly enough to spend significant amounts. On the other hand, money put into infrastructure improvements and state aid packages has the potential to save jobs, keep needed services (and people working) and create new jobs. Considering that food prices have spiked in large part due to the increased cost of fuel for transportation, raising the maximum income level to qualify for food stamps makes more sense than handing out one-time checks. I'd far rather see people get an extra $90 a month to be spent on food for six months than see $600 checks go out once.

I'm not sure how well the first stimulus checks helped the economy but for most people I know the checks helped to pay bills and balance the increasing prices for gas and food. After the recent bailout, I think middle America is wondering what exactly just happened, and how the bailout will be helpful.

That said, I would look forward to another check to help out with the winter heat bills this year.

I don't believe a second stimulus check is going to have people running to Walmart but it will provide some much needed assistance to those who are struggling to make ends meet right now. I also think extending unemployment benefits and increasing food stamps is a good idea in light of the increased number of people who have lost their jobs and the increase in food prices.

lilwonder yes indeed the first one was agodsend, and I could'right now use another one, we arent all wealthy'on mylot, some of us have to budget and scrimp on a very small social'
security check.I think its a great idea, and yes it well'help our economy.as for the bailout that hurts butus little people had nothing to do with it at all. anytime someone gives me free'
money I would be a fool not to take it.just my idea, this is
what i think.

I really don't think the checks we got or any we may get in the future really help the overall economy that much but for some it could be the difference between having heat this whole winter or not, or being able to give their families a few decent meals or not so I'm for it. I know we've added hundreds of billions to the deficit and I don't like that one bit, especially considering we had a surplus and the debt was starting to be paid down and look at us now. However, our country is in deep trouble right now and so are many individuals, most of whom are hard working people or at the very least people who would be working if they had a job or if they didn't have some kind of illness or disability or if they're retired. Many people are well past retirement but can't afford to retire, not if they want to be able to afford the necessities of life.

I'm totally in favor of building and repairing our roads and bridges, which obviously will also provide lots of jobs for awhile at least. Increasing food stamps and extending unemployment benefits are also both good ideas, in my opinion.
Annie