Who Supports the "Stimulant" Package and why?

I support the package because I think we have to do something and I agree with Senator Spector that things are worse than is being disclosed and it would be unconscionable to do nothing. I was hoping for more input in congress and maybe some changes that made sense to me. I'd also like to know when they are going to put back the regulations that allowed this mess to bleed through the economy. (The ones the Investment Bankers lobbied for 20 years to remove) I would also be open to anything else that could be done but I don't see anybody proposing it. I got scared last Fall when I saw the FDIC jumping in and brokering deals for all those teetering banks. I couldn't think of any reason for that other than the fact that they were terrified there would be a run on the banks and they did not have the money that was supposed to be insuring the savings of America. I don't believe they were afraid of a recession. I think they were afraid of an all out depression and I still think we are still on the ledge.

Of course there haven't been many here on myLot supporting the stimulus package! The few who aren't die-hard conservatives and/or Republicans are probably aware of how they'll likely be belittled if they go against the flow here. There are only a few of us who are gluttons for punishment these days...it's been a long campaign, remember, and we've all taken a beating these past couple years...lol! Actually, I've personally heard from quite a few people who support the bill, maybe not entirely for various reasons but at least part of it. I like that some of our long neglected bridges in Pennsylvania will finally get repaired, putting some of our long-unemployed workers back to work. I like that the many who are unemployed due to no fault of their own will now get a little more compensation for a little longer. Most of that money they'll get will be spent immediately, even if only for necessities like food and gas, so it will be an instant stimulus to my state's economy. I like that my husband be getting somewhere between $50 and $100 more take-home pay each month and that I and others who receive Social Security benefits will get a check for $250 on May 1. It's not a fortune but we may go out for dinner once or twice a month that we wouldn't have before or go to the movies or maybe take the grandkids for ice cream. There will be lots of people that may also be able to do some things like that which will help local businesses. I intend to keep my eye on the Recovery.gov site to see where our money is going. I don't think the package is perfect but it's certainly better than the alternatives proposed by the opposition. Annie

I don't know if this is what you wanted for a response but I support the Stimulus package and do not expect to get anything out of it. I am retired, work three part time jobs, pay my taxes. I think the whole plan is wrong and will hurt this country but I am forced to support it because the government is taking my tax money every week.

I have heard 2 groups of people supporting it - 1) Those who still believe that Obama can do no wrong. Everything he does is right and the rest of the country who disagrees with him are wrong. 2) Those who want relief and think this will give it to them. Some of the people where I work who expect to see an increase in their paychecks and people who have lost jobs and are hoping the stimulus package will give them more money while they are on unemployment and health care coverage now along with a chance at new jobs later. The rest of America and even a lot of people in group 2 are against it; myself included.