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Why Not Spend The Whole 800 Billion Dollars For Cars And Stuff?

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 1 Aug 09

Just to be honest the only part of the Stimulus package that has actually done something has been this CARS program. Originally it was just 1 billion now 3 billion of the 800 billion has been allocate to buying up used cars for...

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How Exactly Does This Stimulate The Economy?

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 27 Jul 09

Remember how we need 800 billion dollars to jump start the economy. Remember how it was going to create job by funding shovel ready project. In my state I have found three shovel ready projects, two of them was to repave existing...

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stimulus plan... inform me?

mcfuddy @mcfuddy (382) • United States 7 Apr 09

okay i haven't herd anything positive about it....from anyone. so please WHY was it a good idea????

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Save me, Obama

wertzburg1 @wertzburg1 (200) • United States 28 Mar 09

What's suspicious about rushing a $700 billion stimulus plan that's over 1000 pages long? Signing off on something no one has had time to read. Where's all this money going? First of all, we're printing more money, so...

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Just curious

Berryvegas81 @Berryvegas81 (66) • United States 6 Mar 09

Has anyone found out any info on the new refince afforiblity plan that Obama has launched March 4th? The few things I have found to read about it makes it sound like only 1st mrtages can be refinaced. So I'm not sure if my...

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Obamas air of optimism?

hulian @hulian (27) • United States 26 Feb 09

Should Obama be optimistic in saying that we will make it through this recession. It already looks like a pre-depression stage. What do you think, is the optimism going to pay off, or will America and many others reject the...

Why the stimulus plan won't work in the long run

Connie @connierebel (1557) • United States 19 Feb 09

The stimulus plan is only a very temporary solution if its any solution at all. No economy can be strong and successful without a good manufacturing base, and Obama's plan doesn't include bringing back all the industrial jobs that...

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Obama's stimulus package

msmargo @msmargo (361) • United States 14 Feb 09

Well,well, well. The congress has passed the multi-billion dollar package and the president "...is expected to sign it into law next Tuesday.). The bill is in excess of 1,000 pages, meaning no one in congress could have read the...

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Here's how much money we will get in the new Stim Plan for Billions!

coffeebreak @coffeebreak (17797) • United States 14 Feb 09

Start planning on how you will spend your wind fall of extra money you will get this year and next year - yep, the crisis is almost over! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090214/ap_on_go_pr_wh/stimulus_stakes I'm so disgusted...

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The Snuggie Stimulus

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 11 Feb 09

Has everyone see this blanket/robe call the snuggie. Will unfortunately it does exist. Watch cable or satellite TV long enough and you will get to see a bunch of ads about this thing they call the snuggie. Will guess what we know...

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Little known provision in stimulus plan may ruin your health!

jonesy123 @jonesy123 (3948) • United States 10 Feb 09

It's too bad that our senators don't read what they approve. Looks like Tom Daschle managed to slip some scary health provisions into the stimulus...

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Health CARE decisions: Your DOCTOR or the GOVERNMENT?

redyellowblackdog @redyellowblackdog (10629) • United States 9 Feb 09

Yes, it is true. Hidden in the STIMULUS PACKAGE is NATIONAL HEALTH CARE. Part of this NATIONAL HEALTH CARE plan is an intention for your doctor to have to meet government proscribed protocols in deciding your treatment and how...

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heres how we get out of debt and free up money

Musher3030 @Musher3030 (32) • United States 9 Feb 09

lets send a check to every person in the united states for 100,000 dollars, you can do what ever you want with the money, but welfare will be discontinued and will no longer exist, also there will never be these stimulus checks...

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WSJ editorial LOGICALLY DEMOLISHES the Stimulus Plan!

redyellowblackdog @redyellowblackdog (10629) • United States 9 Feb 09

Yes, it is true. This is from a WSJ editorial that totally refutes the idea of 0bama's economic stimulus plan: [b]Mr. Obama is now endorsing a sort of reductionist Keynesianism that argues that any government spending is an...

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Ron Paul talks tough about stimulus plan

lilwonders @lilwonders456 (8214) • United States 7 Feb 09

Ron Paul criticized the economic stimulus bill but said that blame for the financial crisis is deep-seated and includes Republicans who failed to hold the line on spending during the Bush administration. Senator Paul went on to...

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Obama's speech tonight

lilwonders @lilwonders456 (8214) • United States 5 Feb 09

As I watched Obama's speech tonight I could not help but wonder who he thought he was talking to. He is talking about needing change and not getting bogged down. But this bill is so "business as usual" and so bogged down with...

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my own american stimulus plan" better than pres. obama trillion plan

livinglegend7 @livinglegend7 (114) • United States 28 Jan 09

I beleive that my stimulus plan is more cost effetive that Pres. Obama One Trillion Dollar Stimulus Plan. The First part, is a "Fedral Tax Free Holiday" where you don't have to pay any Federal taxes for the next six months. This...

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A Better Stimulus Plan

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 12 Jan 09

The federal government collects on average 100 billion dollars in income taxes every month, plus another 60 billion dollars in Social Security and Medicare taxes. Doing the math that adds up to about 160 billion a month that the...

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Obama wants critics to show him a better idea to stimulate the economy

jonesy123 @jonesy123 (3948) • United States 9 Jan 09

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090109/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_economy Obama appears to be a tad bit upset with his fellow democrats for criticizing his stimulus plan and wanting to take out some parts and add other stuff. So now he...

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