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Raina H asked in Politics & GovernmentElections · 1 decade ago

How you like President Obama stimulus package ? and can you tell me that we got for it?

I will start it off ...200K for a Tatoo removal machina for Calif.

Update:

I got more -----A border crossing in Whitetail, Montana that averages fewer than two passenger cars a day and two to three trucks a month is slated to get $15 million in stimulus funds for upgrades. Yet this crossing isn’t the only alternative for travel back and forth to Canada in this area; another crossing is just 10 miles west, yet another 21 miles east.

Your Stimulus Money at work.

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J M how many jobs did that make ? and how long?

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J M did Acorn help you get your home?

Update 4:

Paul --- i heard that but maybe he should spend the other 83% of the stimulus first... u think..

Update 5:

Minn---clubhouse and maintenance facility for a Roseville golf course, $300,000 where the cow out number ppl..

Update 6:

Here smartazz Doug what about this one ----The village of Ouzinkie [2] is one of the remotest outposts in the United States -- home to a mere 165 people on an island off another island off the coast of Alaska. There are no stores, no gas stations and no stoplights.

Yet the village will soon be home to a new $15 million airport paid for by taxpayers under the federal stimulus package.

Update 7:

Doug u r a stupid or can't read ....http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Globa%E2%80%A6

Update 8:

Department of Homeland Security officials are taking another look at why two Montana border crossings could be receiving millions of dollars in upgrades.

The little used crossings are near Scobey and Whitetail and the cost of the upgrades is $30 million. But, as few as two cars a day go through one of the crossings.

The money for the projects came from the stimulus bill and both of Montana's Senators pushed the upgrades. But even Montanans who live near the crossings question the huge expense.

"Well, when you are spending someone else's money, cost is no big deal right? If I am spending your money, what do I care as long as you have a big pocketbook. The accountability is what's missing here" said Scobey resident Mark Chabot. "The accountability and sensibility needs to apply here."

Montana's senators have defended the projects saying they would create jobs and shore up security on the Northern Border.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    L H. To help you to more understand the confusion you apparently are

    suffering from. Paulsen got 700 Billion dollars and that was called

    the TARP. Now to further assist you in your ranting blame game.

    Timothy Geithner, And Larry Sommers were on the team to help

    Paulsen with this so called boon doggle. You might want to try

    and recall who Geithner and Sommers are. The are Obamas

    top two finanical advisors and one is the Sec Of the Treasury,

    Now you also might try to want and remember that the entire

    republican House and Senate for the exception of Olympia Snowe

    voted against bailing out the banks and others at that time. It

    was the Democrats that pushed the TARP legislation through

    the Congress. Thanks for the opportunity to clear that up for you.

    The Only thing Obamas Stimulus has stimulated is a lab rat in

    New Jersey. Otherwise not much has been accomplised.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The stimulus is also going towards pork barrel projects, such as bike paths, levees, railroad tracks, etc. Also the "cash for clunkers" has put some good cars to waste. I cant believe the trillions of dollars that are being spent on this stuff. And did you hear Obama wants to get another stimulus package through? Unbelievable. Like the last one worked so well.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    Its no longer even form of socialism, its no longer veiled socialism, its no longer hidden, its ideal out in front of each american. you forgot that they have disbursed a extensive sum of money for "financial stimulus" would be going to places like planned parenthood. I have not got any thought how any form of birth control stimulates the economic equipment. the guy needs to place a cap on salaries for company officers. in certainty, each ceo of a corporation making over a undeniable quantity of money will all make an identical pay. every physique with an identical job makes the right quantity of money? that's socialism. the government is procuring into the banks. the government will very own the banks that's socialism that's on your face and no person is saying a freaking word. we communicate approximately it on right here. we ***** yet who's asking and writing their senator saying, in case you vote for the bailouts, in case you vote for this stimulus equipment, you heavily isn't reelected? we've got here upon that we are in a position to vote ourselves somebody else's funds and we want it. why ought to i artwork as complicated as invoice gates whilst he already did it and that i will merely have some fo his funds?

  • L H
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    It amazes me that YOUR man BUSH,,the guy that CREATED this mess called the "BUSH LEGACY",,gave Paulson 700 million dollars in stimulus in November 2008 when this BOONDOGGLE blew up in his face, which Paulson gave to the financials supposedly,,and no one can even account for what and where it went !! YET,,you say nothing about that !! AND when Obama does the same thing,,WITH ACCOUNTABILITY,,that's why you know 83 percent of this stimulus is still in the pipe line for distribution,,YOU and your ''rightie's'' cry 'pork' and waste !! Don't you realize yet, BUSH is your problem and the CAUSE

    of where America is today ?? Its NEVER going to be Obama's problem even if he fails which we already know your kind wants to see happen !! The last year Bush was in Office, America lost 5 million jobs!! Since he gave Big Business Corporate Welfare for EXPORTING American jobs abroad and closing Companies in America,,you can't expect a man whose only been in office 10 months to clean up EVERY

    THING your president, the most inept administration in the history of all presidents did !! Of course YOU and your rightie friends surely do !! Instead of being a part of the problem left over from the Bush era, maybe you should try and be a positive part of a solution to what YOUR people did !! Of course we both know THAT's NOT going to happen is it ?? L H

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  • 1 decade ago

    I think this is all lies, at least the last time I checked so-called pubs use of stimulus money. If the spending items aren't lies, then the context is missing, or everything is exaggerated.

    For example, tattoo removal machines could be used by the department of corrections, and for Republicans to argue against upgrading border crossing facilities is just the height of hypocrisy.

  • Doug B
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    http://www.recovery.gov/Pages/home.aspx

    I'm a truck driver who delivers construction supplies. I still multiple road and highway improvement projects everyday that are being funded by the stimulus plan. In addition, five of my regualr delivery sites are receiving funds from the recovery act.

    It's there, if you look for it.

    By the way, that border crossing you mention is getting funds. Because it's riddled with asbestos and has contaminated the well water it uses. It also has severely outdated security equipment.

    So, I guess ypu think contractors in Montana don't deserve work?

    Oh, BTW.. that tattoo removal equipment is to help people trying to get out of the criminal life by removing gang/prison tattoos. Again, I guess you have no mercy or sympathy for people trying to better themselves.

  • jojo
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    "How you like President Obama stimulus package ?"

    I did not like it at all!

    "and can you tell me that we got for it?"

    A false positive economic outlook; The problem is the outlook is already failing and what further Obama wants to do will only make it worse.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Well we all got a great big IOU to China and 9.8 unemployment and all for a measly 1 Trillion Dollars. I don't know about you but I can't take any more stimulating.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    He's hinting now at another stimulus. O_o

  • J M
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    I got a first time home buyers credit.

    And I got a new bridge that makes my commute to work 20 minutes shorter.

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