tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032730538386219795.post1616733993547809562..comments2023-04-05T02:26:27.500-07:00Comments on runningagainstobama: Day289 Tuesday 06/14/11Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03476153826305566859noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032730538386219795.post-48392596871791472042011-06-16T04:56:44.780-07:002011-06-16T04:56:44.780-07:00Clarification: the itemized numbers reflect the a...Clarification: the itemized numbers reflect the amounts that have been paid out so far, which is less than the total allocated and is yet to be paid out.<br /><br />http://www.recovery.gov/Transparency/fundingoverview/Pages/fundingbreakdown.aspx<br /><br />JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032730538386219795.post-11398822723321735532011-06-16T04:42:22.162-07:002011-06-16T04:42:22.162-07:00The US is the greatest experiment the world has kn...The US is the greatest experiment the world has known. Your blog has caused me to reflect on, and further refine my own opinions. May politics always be up for debate.<br /><br />JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032730538386219795.post-34511833531595005872011-06-15T20:36:36.359-07:002011-06-15T20:36:36.359-07:00I'm not following where you are going with ite...I'm not following where you are going with itemizing all of Obama's stimulus package failures. I was fine with blanketing the stimulus package as a general failure, but you are defining the many different segments of failure, and then you wrap it up with "Where the press is free, and every man able to read, all is safe", Thomas Jefferson...?<br /><br />I don't follow. You can list all of the 2+2=5 facts you want, but they all only add up to the failure of everything Barack Obama has done in merely 2 and 1/2 years of being president. And, at this point, his policies and actions are so disapproved of I find it extremely hard to believe that he even has the audacity or hope to run for a second term.<br /><br />You and I, J, see the world through two very different lenses. Your's may be striped with various colors and mine may be polka dotted with different hues, neither is better or worse than the other, but they are certainly different.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476153826305566859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032730538386219795.post-54618101654298282422011-06-15T18:27:41.801-07:002011-06-15T18:27:41.801-07:00"Where the press is free, and every man able ..."Where the press is free, and every man able to read, all is safe." Thomas Jefferson<br /><br />JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032730538386219795.post-59825741062595678182011-06-15T16:50:15.800-07:002011-06-15T16:50:15.800-07:00Finally the stimulus includes $224 billion in enti...Finally the stimulus includes $224 billion in entitlements:<br /><br />Medicaid Grants To States<br />$84.2B<br /><br /><br />Unemployment Insurance Programs<br />$60.0B<br /><br /><br />Family Services<br />$26.1B<br />Foster Care and Adoption Assistance; Child Support; Food Stamp Program; Assistance for Needy Families<br /><br /><br />Economic Recovery Payments<br />$13.8B<br />One-time $250 payments to Social Security beneficiaries; Railroad Board payments; Veterans payments<br /><br /><br />Agricultural Disaster Relief Fund<br />$0.8B<br />Assistance for farm revenue losses due to natural disasters<br /><br /><br /><br />JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032730538386219795.post-37831277519367234352011-06-15T16:46:04.499-07:002011-06-15T16:46:04.499-07:00The stimulus package includes $275 Billion in cont...The stimulus package includes $275 Billion in contracts, grants and loans:<br /><br />Education<br />$80.5B<br />State Fiscal Stabilization Fund. Student Aid. Training and Employment Services. Aid for the Disadvantaged. Special Education and Rehabilitative Services<br /><br /><br />Transportation<br />$27.8B<br />Highway Infrastructure. High-Speed Rail Corridors. Grants for Railroads and Airports<br /><br /><br />Energy / Environment<br />$24.2B<br />Energy Efficient and Renewable Energy Program. Defense Environmental Clean-up. Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Program. Water and Related Resources Superfund Program<br /><br /><br />Infrastructure<br />$19.6B<br />Broadband. Federal Building Fund. Highway Construction. Rural Water and Waste Disposal Account<br /><br /><br />Housing<br />$15.1B<br />Grants to States for Low-Income Housing. Public and Indian Housing. Rental Assistance Programs. Homelessness Prevention Programs. Homeowners Assistance Fund<br /><br /><br />Health<br />$12.9B<br />Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Indian Health Service. Food & Nutrition Service. National Institutes of Health<br /><br /><br />R&D / Science<br />$9.0B<br />Fossil Energy R&D. National Science Foundation. National Institutes of Health<br /><br /><br />Other Programs<br />$4.8B<br />Administrative and Operational Costs for Recovery Programs. Offices of the Inspectors General Recovery Administration Costs<br /><br /><br />Family<br />$4.7B<br />Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. Health Resources and Services. Veterans Health Administration. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Indian Health Services. Food and Nutrition Services. Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children<br /><br /><br />Job Training / Unemployment<br />$3.9B<br />Community Service Employment for Older Americans. Training and Employment Services. Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers.<br /><br /><br />Public Safety<br />$3.8B<br />Wild land Fire Management. FEMA Firefighter Assistance Grants and Emergency Food and Shelter. Violence Against Women Programs. Customs and Border ProtectionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032730538386219795.post-49409635876705680542011-06-15T16:42:00.074-07:002011-06-15T16:42:00.074-07:00The $862 billion includes $236 billion in tax cuts...The $862 billion includes $236 billion in tax cuts:<br /><br />Individual Tax Credits<br />$122.5B <br />First-Time Homebuyers. Transportation Subsidy. Education benefits. Earned Income Tax Credits.<br /><br /><br />Making Work Pay<br />$89.3B <br />$400 tax credit for working individuals; $800 for working married couples<br /><br /><br />Tax Incentives For Businesses<br />$33.4B <br />The Work Opportunity Tax Credit added unemployed veterans and 16-to-24 year olds to the list of new hires that businesses could claim. The Net Operating Loss Carryback allows small businesses to offset losses by receiving refunds on taxes paid up to five years ago.<br /><br /><br />Energy Incentives<br />$9.3B <br />Tax credits for energy efficient improvements to residences. Tax credits for alternative energy equipment. Electric Vehicles Tax Credit<br /><br /><br />COBRA<br />$3.7B <br />Assistance with Continuation of Health Coverage<br /><br /><br />Manufacturing & Economic Recovery, Infrastructure Refinancing, Other<br />$2.1B <br />Tax-exempt bonds to expand industrial development. Bonds for investment in Infrastructure, job training, and education in high unemployment areas. Increased available New Market creditsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032730538386219795.post-35559537060397767322011-06-14T22:31:03.964-07:002011-06-14T22:31:03.964-07:00Those are some very interesting numbers!
At least ...Those are some very interesting numbers!<br />At least part of the country seems to be waking up! :-)Lindsey Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988101688288521988noreply@blogger.com