Archive for the 'Fiscal stimulus' Category

Cash For Clunkers Turns Into Cars.Gov

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Cars, Economy, Energy, Environment, Fiscal stimulus, Money, Technology

A new website for the controversial, popular program is up and it includes some things you need to know if you’d like to take advantage.

Your vehicle must be less than 25 years old on the trade-in date

Only purchase or lease of new vehicles qualify

Generally, trade-in vehicles must get 18 or less MPG (some very large [...]

August 5th, 2009 | Permalink| 4 Comments »

Cellulosic Ethanol no longer in its infancy

By Solomon Kleinsmith | Related entries in Business, Economic recovery, Economy, Energy, Environment, Fiscal Responsibility, Fiscal stimulus, Gas, News, Oil, Politics, Polls, Science, Spending, Stimulus, Technology

Thanks to Justin and company for welcoming me on here as a regular contributor. I will be posting on a number of issues, but one area you can expect that I will regularly be tracking is technology related developments and how they interact with the political world and policy. I also live less than ten [...]

July 13th, 2009 | Permalink| 12 Comments »

Dems Divided On Second Stimulus

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Democrats, Economy, Fiscal stimulus, Money

Talked about this recently when Biden admitted that there might be need for a second stimulus package at some point, but that the administration wanted to see how the first round would suss out.
Still, looks like Dems need to get their stories straight because they aren’t saying the same things.
Read more at True/Slant.

July 8th, 2009 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

Obama’s Economic Choices Frustrate Right-of-Center Supporters

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in Barack, Economy, Fiscal Responsibility, Fiscal stimulus

Over at The Atlantic, Megan McArdle supported Barack Obama’s candidacy because of his economic team. Now, she worries that support may have been misplaced. Namely, she thinks Obama’s budget numbers are insane (her words) and the stimulus package was far too ideological.
The budget numbers are just one more blow to the credibility he worked hard [...]

March 12th, 2009 | Permalink| 18 Comments »

Too Big

By donar | Related entries in Bailouts, Banks, Cartoons, Economic recovery, Economy, Fiscal stimulus, Political Graffiti
March 4th, 2009 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

Socialistic Capitalism

By donar | Related entries in Cartoons, Economic recovery, Economy, Fiscal stimulus, Political Graffiti, Social Programs
March 3rd, 2009 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

Congress Not Getting Message on Fiscal Responsibility

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in Barack, Congress, Economy, Fiscal stimulus

The Obama Administration might be talking about fiscal responsibility, but such wisdom doesn’t look likely to arrive in Washington this year. On the heels of the massive stimulus package comes the next wave of spending.
On Wednesday, the House will consider a proposed $410 billion spending plan for the rest of fiscal 2009 — and there’s [...]

February 23rd, 2009 | Permalink| 4 Comments »

Senate Should Strip Stimulus of Excesses

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in Congress, Economic recovery, Economy, Fiscal stimulus, Senate

A spending bill as enormous as the current stimulus package is going to include its fair share of expenditures that have nothing to do with stimulating the economy. Our representatives can’t help themselves. They’ll use any spending bill as an excuse to fund pet projects. The AP details some of the non-stimulus related projects lurking [...]

January 30th, 2009 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

“Stimulus plan” still needs more stimulus

By John Burke | Related entries in Economic recovery, Fiscal stimulus, House, Obama, Senate

I strongly support a massive fiscal stimulus to restore an atmosphere of confidence, avert a continued, severe downward spiral, and give the economy a big enough jolt to jump start a recovery.
But the $819 billion plan (really a $1.2 trillion plan including interest on the debt) adopted by the House of Representatives yesterday isn’t it. A large [...]

January 30th, 2009 | Permalink| 6 Comments »