You know what bugs me? Hearing about the stimulus plan and never seeing the actual breakdown of where our money is going. What also bothers me is that there are so many fluff items on the plan. I'm sure that an average educated American could cut an easy $200 billion from the budget with a quick glance.
Check out this website - it's a great overview of the "stimulus plan".
http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/appropssummary.pdf
One thing that caught our eye is that we are giving $650 Million in DTV coupons - ummm....that's not helping the economy. Those converters' prices were jacked up by the guys who make them - so that $650 million is going to one company - one guy - one pocket. And I don't like paying $650 Million so people can watch more TV. Get off your couch and go to work.
On the flip side - they are giving $360 Million to new Child Development Centers. With the rate of children with Autism rising the "stimulus plan" gives twice as much to the TVs.
$1.15 Billion is given to border patrol. That's for everything from security, to buildings, to scanning items for weapons. $3.1 Billion is going to Lands and Parks. Really?? Our most vulnerable area of our country - the ports and border - is given a 3rd of the amount that our parks are given? Wow.
What do you think? Even if you are an Obama lover - how well do you think the stimulus package will work?
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ooooo...don't get me started. I saw that he had alotted 150 million for renovating the Smithsonian. And you know THAT will save the economy. And a few millions for summer job corps. What the heck?
Alex Winn, you'll never believe what I had to go through to locate you! This is Brenda, thee B-renda from Moscow! I enjoyed looking at your blog and seeing that you have two kids! Happy Aniversary! Now you just need to write me so I have your e-mail. My address is durgin.arcadia@gmail.com I hope to be hearing from you soon. I wasn't surprised at all to see you ranting about the stimulus package. I've decided that it's out of my control and I'm not spending too much time looking it up. Talk with you soon!
this stimulus plan is going to devaluate the dollar so badly that every foreign country will start dumping. Which will devaluate the dollar even more.
Say hello to $100 for a loaf of bread...
I was reading your post to my husband and asked what he thought... his response, "The problem is that this country is going down the tubes FAST." Oh boy, I'm going to start planning for a BIG garden this year. . .
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