Comments on: 2009 Stimulus Plan Highlights

By: B. Crawford

B. Crawford — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:21:09 +0000

You know when bush was president he got that huge loan to pay off all those big time car dealer ships with the knowledg of the economy going down hill. I mean what was he thinking that people wold loose there job and then go get a new car to look for a new job when small buisneses are going bankrupt left and right. there are even big time companies closing down alot of thee stores because they can not afford to keep them all going. I do not feel that the president or any one else that works in the whitehouse or for the president is any different from us poor people, they should be able to get on a nbus to go from point a to point b if that means their would be more money to budget with. me and my family have never been on vacation because there is no money to do this and obama moves into the white house and gets dogs and i had to get rid of mine so my kids would have more to eat. i am for obama but i think the man needs to get his head checked. there are people going hungry but of course he would no nothing of that. Look at people that make movies, they make more mone than the paople that get out and bust their a**es to keep this country going so people can eat and live. How is that take away from the hard working people and thet the actors pretent to go hungery. You know i dont even play the lotto any more and thats not because i cant afford .50 twice a week but because the lotto was intended for the schools and there are so many of them shutting down or loosing pay, there is a school in Orlando,Fl where the teachers are working for free so that the kids do not drop out or lose any of their education. We are suppose to be proud of our country but i am disappointed in it. The government makes the money, The government spends the money. I wonder if the world completly shuts down but te whit house who will fetch obamas dog a bone or who will fly him to where ever. It doesnt matter, I have come to mind that this country is going to be the death of us, And do you really think that the president or even the rich movie stars are going to give a heck, think again. when its gone its gone and this my freind is why people sell drugs cause the rich cant go without sowe have to. i say do what you have to do to survive you will either die on the streets or in a jail from commiting a crime cause all you wanted to do is feed your kids.

By: sam odom

sam odom — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:27:16 +0000

In the last week I have read about oregon and california trying to decide on weather or not to sell dope leagally. I have read about alabama, texas and many other states not wanting stimulus money. I have read about the $250.00 one time stimulus joke I mean check. What the he** is $250.00 going to do for me? I can’t even go out and buy a tv on this pi**Y check. Have all of our politicians bumped there heads? What the he** is going on in Washington? $800 billion? $250.00? As for me I am ready to tell our loosers I mean leaders where to get off at !!! I am insulted by this $250.00 check. I am on social security for brittle bones in my decrepid body among other things. $250.00 will not even buy me a pair of special shoes so that I can walk with out pain or the fear of breaking another bone in my feet. I also have ghout in both feet. So bla bla bla and boo hoo hoo. yes I am p.o-d, $250.00 will not buy my medication each month. I get less than $700.00 a month from disability. Disability is right, disability to pay bills properly, disability to put proper clothes on the backs of my children, disability to go any where, disability to get proper medical help when needed. Disability to do anything !!!
minimum wage goes up in july,$7.25 an hour. social security does not even come close to that, $7,25 x 40 hrs = $290 x 52 = $15080.00 divided by 12= 1256.00, and I get less than $700.00 a month. Yes I am financially Disabled, Many Thanks Mr. President, congress, house of reps. If you want to help the people double unemployment and social security.
money, money, money is all I ever hear.
The rich keep getting richer and the poor keep praying for relief and there is still none in sight. $250.00 what a joke.
Now after all is said and done I am thankful for what I do get. It Could Be Worse. (But not by much)
This stimulus package is doomed to failure.

By: Nichole

Nichole — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:11:15 +0000

It seems that there was a miss understanding about what this stimulus plan was going to give to the people. Most people cant afford to buy a new home or a new car. With credit scores and other obvious reasons. I know last year when I recieved mine it helped me out a lot. After I got it I was caught up on bills and was able to go out and buy flowers to fix up the yard and paint to fix up the house. It was really helpful. This year I cant afford to do any extra things and that is what I am hearing from my neighbors as well. This year I lost my job and am now recieving $124.00 a week in unemployment. That dose bot even pay my rent. I am a single mother of two and find it really hard to recover. I think another stimulus check would help me get back on my feet. There are people that have no income and that is very sad. Help should not come to the people who got us into this mess. It should go to the people struggling to make it though the mess.

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