Economic Stimulus Package

Nation Buys Porn With Stimulus Package

Huffington Post | Posted 07.02.2008 | Business

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President Bush's economic stimulus package, which appears so far to have been ineffective in stroking the economy to life, is giving an unexpected rai...

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Internal Revenue Service Searching For Millions Who Haven't Filed For Stimulus Checks

CNN | Kathleen Koch | Posted 06.19.2008 | Business

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The IRS says it's still trying to reach some 5 million Americans -- primarily seniors and veterans -- who have not filed the tax returns needed to qua...

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We're All One

Brent Kessel | Posted 06.13.2008 | Living

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, Tax Refunds, Dalai Lama, The Giving Life, Free Trade, The Good Life, China Earthquake, Living News
Brent Kessel

Have you gotten your IRS "economic stimulus payment" yet? Use your rebate to help others, if you can afford to spend it at all, and I predict you'll get much longer-lasting good vibes from it.

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U.S. Economy: The Worst is Yet to Come

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics

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Mark Weisbrot

This serious economic situation greatly raises the stakes of the 2008 election. What will the government do to help the victims of economic mismanagement, to provide health insurance, and to restart the economy?

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Paulson: No Second Stimulus Package

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA and MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 05.08.2008 | Business

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WASHINGTON — The worst of the nation's credit crisis may have passed, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Wednesday, though he acknowledged ri...

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Tax Rebate Checks 2008: Is Your Check In The Mail?

Huffington Post | Posted 05.02.2008 | Business

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The economic stimulus package will be mailed out according to a Social Security Number schedule, according to this report of when tax rebate checks go...

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Tax Rebate Checks 2008: How To Spend Them

Huffington Post | Posted 04.28.2008 | Living

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There's plenty of excitement around the fact that tax rebate checks will start going out today. Time reports: "Starting Monday, the effects of the st...

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The Audacity of Populism: What Obama Needs to Do

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics

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Mark Weisbrot

Obama needs to convince working class voters that he will do everything in his power to protect them from the impact of this recession.

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Bush: Give Stimulus Checks "A Chance To Kick In"

Think Progress | Posted 04.08.2008 | Business

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Recognizing that rebate checks ranging from $300 to $1,200 aren't enough to turn around the economy, several lawmakers are proposing a second stimulus...

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Jason Linkins

Glenn Beck Watch: Food For Non-Thought

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.02.2008 | Politics

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In these harsh economic times, things are tough for ordinary Americans. But is that any reason for our citizens to avail themselves of food stamps an...

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Most Americans Will Save, Not Spend, Tax Rebate Checks

CNN/Money | Ben Rooney | Posted 03.24.2008 | Business

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Tax rebates are the centerpiece of the government's plan to stimulate the economy, but many Americans are planning to put the money in the bank or use...

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Tax Deductions You Should Know About

Forbes Via ABC News | Greg Rosica | Posted 03.10.2008 | Business

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Many of the events that happen in your life, both to you and your family, are events that will have some type of impact on your taxes. Therefore, keep...

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The Self-Inflicted Recession

Jared Bernstein and Nancy Cleeland | Posted 03.07.2008 | Business

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Jared Bernstein and Nancy Cleeland

We can ease the pain of this self-inflicted recession by reviving some other basic American concepts, such as the idea that government can serve a role in mediating a heartless economy.

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Bush: 'It's Clear' Economy Has Slowed

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 03.07.2008 | Business

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WASHINGTON — President Bush said Friday that "it's clear our economy has slowed" and tried to reassure an anxious public that the long-term outl...

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They're Giving Money Away

Lloyd Garver | Posted 03.06.2008 | Business

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Lloyd Garver

As we get closer to April 15, I'm getting more and more excited about the administration's "economic stimulus package."

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Partisan Split Grows Over Housing Crisis

New York Times | Edmund L. Andrews | Posted 02.28.2008 | Business

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Just one month after President Bush and Democratic leaders hailed their bipartisan agreement on an economic stimulus plan, the two sides went back to ...

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IRS Sending Out Millions of Alerts

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 02.28.2008 | Business

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WASHINGTON — Don't be alarmed. More than 130 million households will get letters from the Internal Revenue Service beginning next week and the n...

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Bush On $4 Gas: "I Hadn't Heard That"

Huffington Post | Posted 02.28.2008 | Business

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During a White House news conference Thursday morning, President Bush said the country is not headed into a recession, noting that the government has ...

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Paulson: No "Bailouts" For Reckless Lenders

Wall Street Journal | MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS, GREG IP | Posted 02.28.2008 | Business

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The Bush administration is hardening its opposition to the chorus of Democrats, bankers, economists and consumer advocates calling for a big-money gov...

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Poll: Taxpayers Not Planning To Spend Rebates

Los Angeles Times | Maura Reynolds | Posted 02.27.2008 | Business

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Most Americans are planning to spend their stimulus rebate checks to pay down existing debt or add to their savings, not to fuel the kind of consumer ...

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Don't Expect Economic Problems to End Anytime Soon

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 02.26.2008 | Business

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Hale

Economic problems run wide and deep. There is no simple way to deal with the escalating federal debt issue. It's going to take cutting spending and raising taxes.

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Stagflation Fears Return

Wall Street Journal | Greg Ip | Posted 02.21.2008 | Business

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The U.S. faces an unwelcome combination of looming recession and persistent inflation that is reviving angst about stagflation, a condition not seen s...

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A Politically Driven Economic Stimulus Package Cannot Take the Place of Reasoned Economic Policy and Planning

Howard Shanker | Posted 02.14.2008 | Business

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Howard Shanker

The $168 billion stimulus package is a triumph of political expediency over economic basics and common sense.

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How My $1,500 is Going to Rescue the American Economy

Annabelle Gurwitch | Posted 02.14.2008 | Business

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Annabelle Gurwitch

I'll take my government money, essentially funded by Chinese investments, and then borrow from my credit card company, Citicorp, and purchase a Korean-made television set from Circuit City.

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Out Of Line: Ups and Downs

Mort Gerberg | Posted 02.14.2008 | Business

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Mort Gerberg

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