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Economic Stimulus

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States & Localities Need Investments Now

Gerald McEntee | Posted May 9, 2008 | Politics

Read More: Economic Stimulus, George W. Bush, Investments, John McCain
Gerald McEntee

For the first time since the Great Depression, America is experiencing a profound and disturbing trifecta: 1) 20,000 lost jobs in April (260,000 total so far in 2008); 2) unprecedented home foreclosure rates along with harsh drops in home values; and 3) skyrocketing retail prices for food,...

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2008 Tax Rebate Checks: What Does a Bush-Hating Liberal Spend Hers On?

Katherine Goldstein | Posted April 28, 2008 | Politics

Read More: Carbon Footprint, Community Garden, Donorschoose.Org, Economic Stimulus, Government Checks, Irs Checks, Michael Pollan, Rebate Checks, Refund Checks, Stimulus Checks, Stimulus Package, Stimulus Payment, Stimulus Rebate, Tax Rebate Checks 2008, Tax Rebate Schedule, What To Do With Your Rebate Check
Katherine Goldstein

America's economy is a lot like the sinking Titanic, and instead of a shiny lifeboat, today the Bush administration is throwing us an old, deflated tire in the form of a $600 rebate check. I agree with the large contingent of experts who don't think this will do much...

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How To Get Your Tax Rebate Check

Washington Post   |  Michelle Singletary   |   April 10, 2008 08:22 AM

Read More: April 15, Bush Stimulus Plan, Economic Stimulus, Economic Stimulus Checks, Economic Stimulus Plan, Internal Revenue Service, Irs, IRS Questions, Stimulus Check Questions, Stimulus Checks, Tax Questions, Tax Rebate Check, Taxpayers
Taxpayers have been ringing the Internal Revenue Service telephones in record numbers trying to get answers about the upcoming economic stimulus payments. In a recent report, the Treasury inspector general for tax administration noted that the IRS has been averaging...

The Self-Inflicted Recession

Jared Bernstein and Nancy Cleeland | Posted March 7, 2008 | Business

Read More: Bush Economy, Bush Stimulus Plan, Debt, Economic Recession, Economic Stimulus, Economic Stimulus Package, Economy, Personal Debt, Recession, Recession Fears, Stimulus, Stimulus Package, U.S. Economy
Jared Bernstein and Nancy Cleeland

One thing to keep in mind as we live through the pain of this deepening recession: It didn't have to happen.

Sure, recessions are part of the natural economic order, implicit in the yin and yang of the business cycle. But often they're brought on by some external shock, like...

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IRS Sending Out Millions of Alerts

AP   |  MARTIN CRUTSINGER   |   February 28, 2008

Read More: Bush Economic Stimulus Package, Economic Stimulus, Economic Stimulus Package, Henry Paulson, Irs, Rebate Reminders, Rebates, Social Security, Social Security Benefits, Tax Rebate Check, Tax Rebates, Tax Rebates Reminder
WASHINGTON — Don't be alarmed. More than 130 million households will get letters from the Internal Revenue Service beginning next week and the news is good. The letters are part of an effort to ensure people do not miss out...

Why Economic Stimulus Should Be Green

James Boyce | Posted February 8, 2008 | Politics

Read More: Climate Change, Climate Counts, Economic Stimulus, Global Warming, Sustainability
James Boyce

Let's start with politicians talking the talk on global warming and the environment.

Well, I don't believe that climate change is just an issue that's convenient to bring up during a campaign. I believe it's one of the greatest moral challenges of our generation. -- Barack Obama, from an Iowa...

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McCain Misses Vote on Economic Stimulus

AP   |  LAURIE KELLMAN   |   February 6, 2008

Read More: Economic Stimulus, John McCain, John McCain Stimulus Vote, Stimulus Plan
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate John McCain skipped a difficult Senate vote Wednesday on whether to make 20 million seniors and 250,000 disabled veterans eligible for rebate checks as part of a proposed economic stimulus package. The Arizona senator's decision...

Clinton And Obama Head Back For Senate Stimulus Package Vote

CNN's Political Ticker   |  Ted Barrett   |   February 6, 2008 08:36 AM

Read More: Barack Obama, Barack Obama 2008, Barack Obama Hillary Clinton, Bush Stimulus Plan, Clinton, Economic Stimulus, Economic Stimulus Package, Filibuster, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton 2008, Obama, Stimulus Package
Senate Democratic leaders have summoned presidential candidates Sens. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., to the Senate Wednesday for a 5:45 p.m. vote on a Democratic-backed economic stimulus bill. The measure needs 60 votes to pass and right now...

House Approves Economic Recovery Plan

AP   |  JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and ANDREW TAYLOR   |   January 29, 2008

Read More: Economic Stimulus, Nancy Pelosi, Stimulus Bill, Stimulus Package
WASHINGTON — The House voted Tuesday to rush rebates of $600-$1,200 to most taxpayers, but a partisan battle brewed in the Senate over Democrats' efforts to add jobless aid and help for the poor to the economic stimulus package. The...

Rebates Could Come by May

AP   |  JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS   |   January 26, 2008

Read More: Bush Stimulus Plan, Economic Stimulus, Economic Stimulus Package, Stimulus, Tax Rebate
WASHINGTON — Most taxpayers could expect a rebate of up to $600 starting in mid-May under the economic aid plan set to go through Congress within weeks. Couples could get twice as much, with even more for most families with...

Bloomberg Dismisses Stimulus Package

AP   |  DEVLIN BARRETT   |   January 23, 2008

Read More: Bloomberg Economy, Bush Stimulus Plan, Economic Stimulus, Mike Bloomberg, US Economy
WASHINGTON — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday the White House and Congress are negotiating a shortsighted economic stimulus package and should focus instead on encouraging immigration and helping strapped homeowners. "We can't borrow our way out of this....

Clitoral Economics

Barbara Ehrenreich | Posted January 22, 2008 | Business

Read More: Barbara Ehrenreich, Ben Bernanke, Citigroup, Disaster Capitalism, Economic Stimulus, Economy, Naomi Klein, Recession, Stock Market, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Unemployment
Barbara Ehrenreich

With all the talk about how to stimulate it, you'd think that the economy is a giant clitoris. Ben Bernanke may not employ this imagery, but the immediate challenge-and the issue bound to replace Iraq and immigration in the presidential race-is how best to get the economy engorged and throbbing...

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FAQ: Economic Stimulus

236.com   |   January 19, 2008 11:19 AM

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Without admitting the obvious--that the U.S. economy is tumbling full throttle toward a recession--Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told the House of Representatives Budget Committee on Thursday that he would be open to Congress' passing some sort of economic...

The Confidence Man

Deborah Siegel and Jacki Zehner | Posted January 18, 2008 | Business

Read More: Bush Economy, Bush Stimulus Plan, Capitalism, Consumerism, Economic Stimulus, Economy, Henry Paulson, Recession, Savings, Stimulus
Deborah Siegel and Jacki Zehner

Today's announcement by U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is but the latest effort by the current administration to downplay the severity of the current economic crisis. In the grand old American tradition of hucksterism, Paulson's prescription is a sorely misleading sell.

It's time to wake up and smell the economy....

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