Economic Stimulus Plan

The Economy is Recovering, No Thanks to Republicans

Andy Ostroy | Posted 12.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, President Barack Obama, Party of No, Financial Reform, Health Care Reform, 2010 Midterm Elections, Economic Stimulus Plan, Rep Eric Cantor, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

The economy is indeed turning, and it's done so with absolutely no assistance from Republicans, who've elected instead to take the calculated political risk of becoming the Party of No.

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Does Money Matter Most? Finding a Silver Lining for Schools in Recessionary Times

W. Norton Grubb | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Money-Myth, Public School Education, Public-School-Spending, Education, After-School Programs, Economic-Stimulus-Plan, Stimulus Package, Economic Stiumulus Package, School Spending, Barack Obama, Economic Stimulus Plan, Politics News
W. Norton Grubb

Since increased revenues are unlikely, the recession provides an opportunity to rethink the relationship of money to effective school resources, and to develop new approaches.

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Pimping Out Your Wallet

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 04.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, Money, Economy, Economic Failure, Greenbacks, Obama, Thomas Jefferson, Economy Crisis, Economic Stimulus Plan, Stimulus Package, Business News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

The rescue plan which has funneled tax dollars into the pronounced, if a bit frayed, pockets of all the major U.S. home savings and loans has also left town with our savings.

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Investing in the Green Economy Now for a More Secure Future

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 04.02.2009 | Green

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Measure B, President Obama, Carbon Emissions, Economic Crisis, Green Jobs, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, Congress, Los Angeles Air Quality, Pollution, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California, Solar Integrated, Green Economy, Economic Stimulus Plan, Health Care, Green Policy, Solar Power, Antonio Villaraigosa, Green News
Antonio Villaraigosa

Now is the time to take bold action to invest in programs that will create green, sustainable industries that will provide good jobs and provide long term economic and environmental benefits.

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All Tax Cuts are Not Created Equal

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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Miles Mogulescu

Is Obama so intent on his goal of passing his economic stimulus plan with at least 20-25 Republican votes in the Senate that he will sacrifice good policy for consensus?

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Message to Obama: Drop Limbaugh from your Rolodex

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 02.24.2009 | Media

Read More: Talk Radio, Congress, Conservatives, Barack Obama, Rod Blagojevich, Sarah Palin, Tax Cuts, Gop, Economic Stimulus Plan, Rush Limbaugh, Democrats, John McCain, Media News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Obama doesn't need to create straw man Limbaugh -- he already has kissed the ring of Republican leaders in Congress.

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The Next Fight

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Economic Stimulus Plan, Investment, Economy, John McCain, Bailout, Taxpayers, Barack Obama, Politics News
Robert L. Borosage

We're going to have to spend a boatload of money - borrow it, deficit spending - to get this economy going. And tax cuts won't do it; we have to rebuild America. Getting this done is the next big fight that the next president will face. Eliminating waste in government spending is a Good Thing (although if the candidates were serious they'd start with the Pentagon budget, the largest source of waste, fraud and abuse, not the domestic side). But we can't duck the reality: we're headed into a deep recession and we're going to need a healthy dose of deficit spending to get out of it.

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How To Get Your Tax Rebate Check

Washington Post | Michelle Singletary | Posted 04.18.2008 | Business

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Taxpayers have been ringing the Internal Revenue Service telephones in record numbers trying to get answers about the upcoming economic stimulus payme...

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Have Tax Rebate, Will Take Vacation

AP | DUNCAN MANSFIELD | Posted 04.15.2008 | Business

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — For many Americans, those tax rebate checks meant to stimulate the economy will be coming just in time _ for a vacation. The...

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Most Americans Will Save, Not Spend, Tax Rebate Checks

CNN/Money | Ben Rooney | Posted 04.01.2008 | Business

Read More: Small Businesses, U.S. Economy, Economic Stimulus Package, Tax Rebates, Taxes, Bush Stimulus Plan, Economic Stimulus Plan, Rebate Checks, Business News

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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Partisan Split Grows Over Housing Crisis

New York Times | Edmund L. Andrews | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Economic Stimulus Package, Subprime Mortgages, Bankrupty, Mortgage Crisis, Bipartisanship, Henry Paulson, Recession, Homeowners, Economic Stimulus Plan, Housing Crisis, Bush Economic Stimulus Plan, Business News

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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Republicans Join to Block Stimulus Bill

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The fate of $600-$1,200 rebate checks for more than 100 million Americans is in limbo after Senate Republicans blocked a bid by Dem...

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Cramer: Bush's Economic Plan Is A $150 Billion Debacle

New York | James Cramer | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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Everybody likes "free" money. So it's no wonder that President Bush's plan to give up to $1,200 per family to taxpayers to get the economy moving agai...

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Senators Consider Rebates for Retirees

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Henry Paulson, Stimulus Plan, John Boehner, Economic Stimulus Plan, Nancy Pelosi, Business News

WASHINGTON — Retirees living off Social Security are frustrated that they won't get tax rebate checks through a bipartisan economic stimulus pac...

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Stimulus Plan To Give Tax-Filers $600 To $1,200 Refunds

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: White House, Congress, Economic Stimulus Package, Economic Stimulus Plan, Business News

WASHINGTON — With unprecedented speed and cooperation, Congress and the White House forged a deal Thursday to begin rushing tax rebates of $600 ...

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FAQ: Economic Stimulus

236.com | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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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 H...

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