Obama’s Stimulus Plan 2009
Happy Chinese New Year Folks, It’s the Year of the Ox, which is coincidentally (?) Obama’s astrological sign according to the Asian calendar.
Obama wants money for education, contraceptives, alternative energy spending, infrastructure (roads, bridges, etc.), and tax breaks. Other interesting things include a “buy American” clause. I haven’t read any more into it than that.
Critics dislike the long-term nature of the plan. Infrastructure will inevitably take a long time for the trickle down because of the time it takes to pass the bill, figure out what needs to get built, apportion money, approve contracts and so on. I, for one, like the long view because we definitely need better roads and bridges.
What do you think of the stimulus plan?
Links:
The BBC has a nice rundown –
Q &A: Obama Stimulus Plan.
Update:
CSPAN compares House vs. Senate stimulus plans American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Interesting proposed changes: increase homeland security allotment from $1.1B to $5.0B. Reduce education spending by $3.0B?
WSJ Map of which states get stimulus help, I’m happy to see that Michigan gets a lot of help per capita for job training. The manufacturing sector people are going to need it.
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I have but one thing to say
PORK!!!!
What this president is trying to do is clearly a violation of the constitution of the United States Of America! The administration, under this president is clearly trying to enable policies that disable the principles of our freedom as described in the Constitution of the United States of America!! This president wants a political state that can dictate the financial activities of any privately owned company! This has already happened, with the government intervention with General Motors!
At this point, The name should be changed from General Motors to Government Motors.
Just the fact that this transaction was allowed to happen should be an alarm to all citizenship that our (Life, Liberty pursuit of happiness) is being striped from us one step at a time by Liberal Democrats who think that the failed policies of Europe are our savior.
It makes me sad to think that my young daughter and her baby will be subject to government health care! When where in America, the best health care is available.! At this time, America is the leader in all Health Care advancements in the world. This is because research and development costs are reasonable. This will not be possible with the tax proposal and plan for national health care purposed by the Obama administration.
This is crazy, stand up and fight!! Call, E-mail, fax your Representative, and let them know that the Obama Administration is not one of Bi-partisan but one of SOCILISM!!
Be Free, Live strong, while you can, unless you are a Pussy!
Get real!! when was the last time you tried to fix a credit problem by getting another credit account to pay off the previous one!!! This could become an endless cycle, but the outcome is still the same. You still owe the money!! This is what the Obama administration is trying to do. Instead of trying to promote business and growth, they are trying to target these companies because they are making too much money and not sharing the wealth with employees. In 100% of these cases, at least 90% of any profit goes back to the company in benefits, pay increases, new hires !!
Business in this country want to make a living! Not pay higher tax for being a profitable business and employing people who also want to support their families and pay less taxes!!
Private industry is what made this country strong!! Not Government!! Government control only takes away incentives. This is because the government is acting as a middle man and sucking profit from the business.!!!!
As for stimulus in the economy the most logical solution would be a tax cut across all incomes. I know that if I had more money, I would spend more money!! This was proven in the Reagan administration!! Why can’t Liberals see and understad the FACTS! This spending spree by the Democrats is nothing more than a prolongation of the financial hardship that this country is already in.! Why in the Hell do you go deeper into debt when you already in over your head???!!! America is it’s people, not it’s slaves to government, per our CONSTITUTION! Give the people a chance and they will overcome! I say NIX to Socialism!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What’s going on with this site?!! Are there no other Americans who care if our Country is turning to Socialism!!!!!!! I have also noticed some videos were also removed from the site as well.
Looks like we’ll be living in a country like North Korea. Who would have thought that a great Nation like America could fall to the likes of Socialists (Liberal Democrats) Its time to wake up!! for your children will have to live in Ternary if Obama gets his way.!!!!!!!!!