House passes the 819 billion dollar stimulus bill. What does it mean for
 

The average Airek the Webmaster or Joani the Pornstar?

Haven't heard much of what it will actually accomplish.

Just a bunch of dimwit pundits on the news networks trying to out cool each other.

nothing!!!

Are we going to be stimulated?

Not much. The problems in the economy run much deeper than any stimulus bill can fix. Sure a few people will make money on this, and I'm sure a select few have their hands deep inside the government cookie jar. But the average webmaster, I'm going to say nothing at all changes.

thats what i figured.

You might get a nice check in the mail, but since you're in Cali like me, Schwarza said no tax returns only IOU's cuz there's no money.

...except, once the bill is passed and money spent, we will have dug ourselves into an even deeper hole :2 cents:

So your saying you can't spend your way outta debt:Oh crap

yes. since i am a business owner i owe every year. so this year i am boycotting them and issuing them an IOU to show my support to all the Californicators that I know who should be receiving checks.

dirty birds.

You should pose that question to SnakeDoctor. He has all the answers.

Did you buy your gold today? :helpme

Inflation should hit in a year or two.

Deeper in debt.

I haven't paid taxes for years, but apparently since I am registered in the social security system I will be getting a check

I find that CRAZY

Wait are they sending out "stimulus checks" again?

I saw a guy on the news who was pissed about the "bailout" make a pretty good comment.

He wanted to know why they are taking OUR money and GIVING it to banks to loan back to us! Yeah, this is the biggest ripoff in history.

No. My understanding is they are giving $500 tax credits to individuals and $1000 to married couples.

So you won't be getting a check for $500 you get a $500 tax credit.
But I'm still not 100% clear on all this, so who knows. LOL

sorry, tax credit....basically an incentive to pay taxes again

It means more of the same. The economy will still suck donkey balls for the foreseeable future.

The scumbags running Congress want it this way, because it means money for them to hand out to their supporters. Their special interests (the unions, the welfare lobby, the illegal alien lobby, the universal health care lobby, the socialists, etc.) do not want the problem fixed.

if it starts putting people to work.then those people have money to spend and the cycle starts.

Here's what the bill contains.


Tax cuts
Payroll-tax holiday: $99 billion
Expanded earned-income tax credit: $25 billion
Tuition tax credit: $10 billion
Business expensing tax breaks: $90 billion
Renewable-energy tax credit: $20 billion

Relief
Expanded unemployment insurance: $42 billion
Health insurance for unemployed: $40 billion
Expanded food stamps: $20 billion
Housing assistance: $11 billion
Supplemental Security Income payments: $4 billion
Welfare: $3 billion

Infrastructure
Highways: $30 billion
School renovation: $20 billion
Health information technology: $17 billion
Transportation projects: $16 billion
Water projects: $8.4 billion
Military and V.A. construction: $7 billion
Accelerated deployment of broadband: $5.6 billion

Help for state and local governments
Medicaid cost sharing: $87 billion
State grants: $79 billion (32b of that goes to California)
State and local bond tax credit: $42 billion
Community development: $5 billion
Rural development: $4 billion

Energy efficiency
Federal energy-efficiency projects: $22 billion
Energy-efficiency grants: $18.5 billion
Smart electric grid: $11 billion
Renewable-energy loan guarantees: $8 billion

Human capital
Education programs: $29 billion
Pell grants: $18 billion
Job training: $4.6 billion
Scientific research: $3 billion

go fuck a gaottttttttttttttt

Looks good.. let's get some relief going to the people this time instead of the bankers.

Oh, it'll all end up in the banks either way ;-)

the bill is called. EROSTFU

either rebel or shut the fuck up.

bailout
 

Government programs didn't work for fdr with the great depression so why would anyone think they would work now?

Let's fix all our current problems caused by our own stupidity that we like to blame everyone else for by mortgaging our kids and grandkids to death with a trillion dollar bailout after interest.... sounds like a great plan to me! All of that and It still isn't going to work.

I can't wait for this train wreck .... geese

I really want to believe that this will help but honestly sounds like the dems threw a lot of bullshit into this thing.

were all a little more fucked..........

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HELL YA! Don't you get a hardon when big numbers like that get thrown around? :disgust