Comments on: Read the Complete Stimulus Bill (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) – Updated

By: raz

raz — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:11:28 +0000

Hey, the government wants to be able to control all industries and banks and tell the little man what they can an cannot do. Government control is what it is all about, nothing more. Our grandkids are going to be the fall guy to pay it back. Shame on the US government and Mr .Obama. The people are supposed to be the governing body but we won’t ever see that again. 90% of the stimulus package won’t work anyway, it’s just to gain control.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:41:42 +0000

You said that we will get additional money in our paychecks. For those who dont work, how would they get the Stimulus? When is this going to take effect?

Thanks,

Johnny

By: mskitee

mskitee — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:39:56 +0000

I am trying to figure out why Americans have to bailout AIG. The Federal Trade Commission is supposed to enforce the antitrust laws that are in place and AIG seems to have been one of the biggest monopolies around. Also, what was the SEC doing? This debacle didn’t happen overnight. It’s been over ten years in the making. It sure smells like a lot of Federal employees were in bed with AIG and turning the other cheek. The media made such a big deal over Martha Stewart’s insider trading and today that seems to be such a small kettle of fish. I don’t understand why Americans aren’t screaming bloody murder for the Federal employees that allowed this to happen.
The government is getting much larger with the creation of the National Coordinator for Health and the HIT Policy and Standards Committees. This activity smells of socialized medicine and seems to be nothing more than a glorified data entry group. They’re supposed to have a health record for everyone in the United States by 2014. The bill doesn’t state Americans, Medicare, Medicaid, or Veteran claimants–just everyone. We definitely don’t need everyone’s health record. We don’t need another reporting agency either–we need to utilize the current personnel. Everyone knows that you don’t permanently hire IT professionals, you only use them as consultants. The Feds had 14.6 million employees in 2007, later data couldn’t be located. When is the government going to downsize and get with the program?

By: Flexo

Flexo — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:15:22 +0000

Patricia: No checks this time around. It’s a tax credit that’s advanced to you via lower withholding in your paycheck. You’ll take home more money each week (or two weeks, etc., however often you get paid).

By: PatriciaW7

PatriciaW7 — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:53:31 +0000

Am I correct in my assessment that we will not be receiving rebate checks to stimulate the economy as part of the stimulus plan?

By: PatriciaW7

PatriciaW7 — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:51:40 +0000

In other words, am I correct in the assessment that the stimulus program does not include tax rebates. We will not be receiving checks like we did in 2008 to spend to stimulate the economy?

By: MaryYoli

MaryYoli — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:08:57 +0000

A tax credit sounds great, who wouldn’t want any type of money back but will that stimulating the economy? We dont think so.

By: mskitee

mskitee — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:25:21 +0000

Thank you for correcting me Flexo. I do hope the legislators that put the stimulus bill together won’t be in office too much longer because they really lost sight of what the stimulus bill was supposed to be. Junior high students could have remained focused and done a much better job. Why a budget was put together and included in the stimulus bill amazes me. Perhaps they can’t add two columns of numbers or need new abacuses.

By: Flexo

Flexo — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:02:57 +0000

mskitee: I think you misread the law. The government is not issuing stimulus checks like they did in 2008, nor are they taxing us on the stimulus payment we received in 2008.

By: mskitee

mskitee — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:59:09 +0000

If the President, any member of Congress or the Senate voted on the stimulus bill without reading it in it’s entirety they have committed a grave criminal act against the American taxpayer. Why would the Feds once again mail out stimulus checks? It would save a lot of money if taxpayers just took a credit for the amount of the stimulus check. The government needs to work smarter and save money. Are they issuing a stimulus check so they can tax us again on our money the following year? It is quite evident why these government representatives weren’t successful in private industry. They’re popular though, regardless of qualifications (or lack thereof) so they can get a vote. My state’s representatives voted 50/50, however, I don’t know if any of them read the bill entirely.

By: JGG1971

JGG1971 — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:58:13 +0000

Since none of the congressional staff had time to read the bill in its entirety, it is a given that none of the senators or representatives had time to read the bill either. Therefore, our nefarious leaders have committed the taxpayer and their descendents to pay the bill for many generations.

By their own admission, they do not know if this spending will work (30% chance).

We are lost and getting more lost.

By: thomas

thomas — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:57:42 +0000

I wonder who in the world will actually read the entire bill. I know it will not be those actually voting on it.

By: James

James — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:38:54 +0000

Oh yeah, Flexo. Maybe I’m off base here, you didn’t mention the legislation is going to be funded nearly 100 with borrowed money. I think this is an important point that not everybody understands.

By: James

James — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:37:26 +0000

Hey Flexo,

You know that almost nobody in congress read that bill right? Its 1000+ pages.

It was made available at 12:30 the night before. Thats not enough time the congressional staffers to consider and digest the text.