No single republican voted for Barak Obama's 800 Billion Dollar stimulus package. How much of that was political?

THAT'S the change we are talking about.
lol.
think change is easy.? this is his first step.
if the senate doesnt not pass this stimulus bla bla bla, it would be a shame.

That bill flew only because the democrats are in the majority in the house, Interesting is'nt it

Liberal borrow and spend attitude. Which kind of economy will "building dog parks" stimulate.

what's the alternative ?

Dis Guy:

what's the alternative ?

@ dis guy
Eliminate all those porks starting from the money they planned to give to the so called "community organizers" like ACORN.
Moreover, it is better to send those cheques directly to the tax payers and also cut tax rates for all, but rich and poor.

IGWE_USA:

@ dis guy
Eliminate all those porks starting from the money they planned to give to the so called "community organizers" like ACORN.
Moreover, it is better to send those cheques directly to the tax payers and also cut tax rates for all, but rich and poor.

Igwe my man,

So you really think sending the funds directly to tax payers, and reducing tax rates will cure the financial crisis and restore confidence in the market. Please, explain how this is going to work.

How will the rebate cheques and tax cut improve employment / economy going forward? What’s to stop the receiver of rebates cheques from hoarding their money when they're suppose to spend it? My take on stimulus / rebate check is that it is supposed to improve consumer spending. If consumer spending does not improve; that means liquidity remain unchanged, demand for consumer product remain unchanged or continue to nosedive while labor market continue to suffer. It means we’re right back where we started from.

I believe we need more than rebate checks and tax cuts.