3 Things You Need to Know About Washington's Stimulus Plans      (U.S. News & World Report)
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U.S. News & World Report - With a presidential election less than 300 days away and the economic expansion listing badly, the White House and Congress are cooking up a recipe for fiscal stimulus. President Bush this morning called for about $145 billion worth of tax relief and other incentives to stimulate a sagging economy and fend off a possible recession. He said a growth package must include tax incentives for business investment and "direct and rapid" tax relief for individuals. Here is the skinny:
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Key elements of rival House and Senate economic stimulus bills:
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World finance chiefs meeting in Washington this week will express satisfaction with a rebounding global economy, but also highlight risks from surging oil prices, turmoil in Iraq and other factors.
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WHITE SULFUR SPRINGS, W-Va., Jan. 25 -- President Bush, facing skeptical lawmakers for the first time since negotiating a bipartisan $150 billion economic stimulus package with House leaders, warned Congress today not to load it up with spending projects or delay in sending it to his desk for...
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U.S. News & World Report - President Bush's economic stimulus plan would put $800 in the pocket of almost every taxpayer. Given that Congress is pretty much on the same page, why isn't that prospect buoying everyone's hopes? Maybe one reason is that Wall Street and consumers alike realize that unless oil prices drop significantly--which may well happen if we fall into a recession--many will be emptying that newfound stash just to pay for the increase in gasoline and other energy prices this year.
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President George W. Bush on Friday plans to call for an economic stimulus package equal to about 1 percent of U.S. gross domestic product, according to a White House document obtained by Reuters.
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The White House and the Democratic-led Congress have reached a tentative deal on a $150 billion economic stimulus plan that includes tax rebates for workers and business investment incentives, congressional sources said on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON : World finance chiefs meeting in Washington this week will express satisfaction with a rebounding global economy, but also highlight risks from surging oil prices, turmoil in Iraq and other factors.
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USA Today is read by people who think they ought to run the country but donÂ´t really understand the Washington Post. They do, however, like their smog statistics shown in pie charts.
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The White House and the Democratic-led Congress have reached a tentative deal on a $150 billion economic stimulus plan that includes tax rebates for wage earners and business investment incentives, congressional sources said on Thursday.
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Bloomberg - Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson face a choice: Deliver an economic stimulus plan that has a chance of passing Congress, or stick to their ideological guns, risk doing nothing and possibly pay a price in the 2008 elections.
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The stimulus package being hashed out between Congress and the White House, along with the Fedâs recent rate cut, should give a modest boost to the U.S. economy by mid-2008, the I.M.F. said.
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ANALYSIS | Party leaders hope stimulus plan not only helps economy, but also Washington's image.
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Congress, facing the prospect of an election-year recession, passed an emergency plan Thursday that rushes rebates of $600 to $1,200 to most taxpayers and $300 checks to disabled veterans, the elderly and other low-income people. President Bush indicated he would sign the measure.
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Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday began laying the groundwork for an economic stimulus plan of about $100 billion that likely will include tax rebates to help stave off a possible recession.
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The U.S. is heading into its first recession in a truly globalized world. Here's what to expect -- and why it will be different this time
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Now that the president's State of the Union address has signaled the official start of the year, here are 10 rules for avoiding social, political and legal disaster in Washington.