reason.com - 2/14/2009
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$50 million for watershed rehabilitation $1.4 billion for wastewater disposal programs $295 million for administrative expenses associated with food stamp programs $1 billion for the 2010 Census $200 million for public computer centers at community colleges and libraries $650 million for the ...
reason.com - 2/11/2009
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reason.com —
Yesterday, the United States Senate passed a sweeping
$800 billion stimulus plan that President Barack Obama says
he would like to sign into law as soon as possible. There is no disagreement, Obama has declared, that we need action by our government, ...
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The Reason.com Stimulus Symposium: Leading economists ...
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Feeling Stimulated Yet?
Bear Mountain Bull —
... . If you want yet another sampling of what all this money-the-government-does-not-have is being blown on, here’s a good list (link via ...
The Most Money Every Spent With The Least Scrutiny
Coyote Blog —
... We will be posting on the stimulus bill for months and years, because it will take that long to figure out what was in it. Congressman who voted for it may never know what they actually voted for. Veronique de Rugy takes a first swing at it: ...
Mo’ Money
Bear Mountain Bull —
... money or seeing it file for bankruptcy when it presents a restructuring plan next week, according to a report published Saturday. The online edition of The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, said the competing choices present a dilemma for the Obama administration, which may fear seeing the industrial icon carmaker fall into bankruptcy and cut more jobs if it’s refused more aid. They want their cut of the “stimulus”, Mr. President. After all, it’s kinda hard to understand your spending $5 billion for weatherizing buildings, $5.5 billion for “green” federal ...
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