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$200 million for Filipino WWII veterans in stimulus bill?

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Andrew

The full Stimulus bill got posted up tonight, about 10 hours before it goes to the floor of the House. I started skimming through the massive document to see for myself what we’re going to spend hundreds of billions of … Continue reading →

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Quotes from Obama talking to Democrats about stimulus package

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Andrew

Obama rallies Democrats with tough partisan speech “We can’t embrace the losing formula that says only tax cuts will work for every problem we face; that ignores critical challenges like our addiction to foreign oil, or the soaring cost of … Continue reading →

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So what’s in the $825 billion “stimulus” package?

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Andrew

Congressional Budget Office’s Summary of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Text of H.R. 1 The CBO’s summary is more straight forward than the Committe on Appropriation’s summary and omits useless opinions like “America should lead the world in … Continue reading →

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Rebate checks coming sooner than expected

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Andrew

The IRS is actually ahead of schedule and will be sending checks or direct depositing the stimulus money pretty soon. Don’t Mess With Taxes has the full schedule available. It will be interesting to see what people actually do with … Continue reading →

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