Taking Apart the $819 billion Stimulus Package – washingtonpost.com
This is a graphic breakldown of the Stimulus Bill for those of you who haven’t yet gotten a handle on the details. Hope it helps. I am just sick every time I look at one of these because I seem to find more and more spending that I had missed in the other reports I have been reading. BB
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This highlights one of concerns about the public’s response to this bill, Brenda. As the discussion proceeded, there were various versions of the bills and amendments put out there, which were not in final form. People were criticizing the provisions before they were even fully hammered out.
Another concern of ours was how few people actually read the provisions of the proposed bills. Many were relying simply on the interpretations of others, most of whom were elected officials. As we have seen in recent times, relying on our elected officials to tell us what is really going on in Congress may not be the best approach.
Unfortunately, I suspect that many Republicans are simply advocating the Republican position, and the Democrats the same. Interestingly, it appears that the Republican governors have a different take.
I still say that the top Republicans and top Democrats should get together, go back to the drawing board, and craft a proposal which has at least 75% support so that more of the American people can buy into it.
Yes, they should Reggie, but this is not going to happen because I suspect that Obama and the Democrats have gotten exactly what they really wonted and only used this “crisis” as an excuse to get it all in one lump. Socialism is the name of the game. Read the details of the bill now and tell me what you really see. Any stimulus there? Any tax relief for those who really need it? No, no stimulus at all. The tax relief is in the form of credits for those who can afford to purchase a new car or a new home.
As for reading the bill, well of course no one did. As I have said I am sure there are some very well meaning Democrats out there who voted for a bill they would never have agreed to if they had known what was in it. It was hurry up and get it on the Presidents desk and then let it sit there for three days while the Obama’s were on vacation. Three weeks into his term and with Pakistan and Russia taking pot shots at the United States and our Presient takes a vacation!
How I wish I could just walk away from all this and paint my little pictures and make my little girl’s play costumes. BB