Is the President’s plan for boosting jobs and the housing market a solid solution or a house of cards built on shaky re-election ground?
Entries Tagged as 'Tax Cuts'
Obama Speech Lays Out Plan for Jobs, Housing
September 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Economy
Tags: Economy·housing market·Jobs·jobs plan·Obama·President·re-election·Tax Cuts·Unemployment
Will Tax Cuts Increase the Deficit or Create Jobs?
February 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Career, Taxes
Yeah, I know credit and debt issues pretty well, but I’m no economist. With all the talk about a stimulus spending package or cutting taxes to help our the economy, I get very confused. Isn’t spending more money or giving people a tax cut the same thing? Each method essentially depletes the US Treasury. I [...]
Tags: debt·Democrats·dollar stability·gold standard·Infrastructure·Job Creation·politics·Republican·stimulating the economy·Tax Cuts·U.S. Deficit
What Exactly is in the new Economic Stimulus Plan – Part 1
March 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Consumer Info, Economy
It’s all so confusing, isn’t it? There is one program after another being approved or proposed. I’ve been spending a lot of time trying to figure it all out. For this article, I’m going to go over the new Stimulus Package. The official name is The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the official website for the entire package is here. The scope is enormous, and it’s tough to keep everything straight. As a matter of fact, this bill is so big that we’ve decided to break up the analysis into two posts.
Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act·Economic Stimulus·Education·Infrastructure·Renewable Energy·Tax Cuts
What’s in the Stimulus Package?
February 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Consumer Info, Economy
The New York Times published an article on Monday Feb 16 about what exactly is in the stimulus package. You know, that bill President Obama is signing into law today worth a bezillion dollars, is 1000+ pages and is supposed to pull us out of this economic slump? I’m convinced no one knows what exactly [...]
Tags: COBRA·First Time Homebuyer·Higher Education·New Car Purchase·Stimulus Package·Tax Cuts·Unemployment
