Topic: Economic Stimulus
"Unfortunately, this bill does nothing to help end the uncertainty that is crippling job creation and hurting small businesses. Instead it puts taxpayers on the hook for even more bailouts."— House Speaker John Boehner, 9/23/10, after passage of the Small Business Jobs ...
President Barack Obama's recently proposed jobs bill puts Gov. Brian Sandoval in a bit of a pickle.The $447 billion package, which has been likened to a mini-stimulus, includes significant funding for cash-strapped states; much of it is targeted for Nevada's economic trouble ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young people in the United States are falling behind their overseas peers in reading, math and science, President Barack Obama said on Saturday, calling education reform an essential part of economic recovery.In his weekly radio and video address, Obama ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama once again suggested suspending the interest charged on loans to U.S. states for covering jobless benefits as part of the tax and deficit plan he unveiled on Monday.The move would extend a break the states received ...
Canada's prime minister objected on Friday to US President Barack Obama's $447 billion dollar jobs plan, calling a "buy American" provision of his stimulus proposal "protectionist.""We are very concerned that once again they are looking at stimulus spending that has protectionist elements," ...
US President Barack Obama said his jobs plan could boost growth by 2.0 percent and shave one percent off the unemployment rate, for the first time citing estimates of the bill's impact.The White House has been wary of making predictions for the ...
President Barack Obama's jobs plan would have a significant positive effect on Southern Nevada's economy by putting construction laborers back to work, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said Monday in Las Vegas.Solis met with the Sun's editorial board following an appearance before the ...
The president’s job creation plan is up against some tough numbers.The president’s job creation plan is up against some tough numbers.Even if Congress agrees to a new economic stimulus plan, President Obama is likely to enter the final six months of his ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry, front-runner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, on Monday said the economic stimulus program implemented by President Barack Obama created "zero" jobs.Not so, according to information from the Congressional Budget Office, the non-partisan ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama was set Monday to step up his campaign to win support for a $447 billion jobs plan he hopes will salvage the struggling American economy as well as boost his 2012 re-election prospects.Obama was due at ...
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Japan Stimulus
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GOP's Big Bet
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Elections Stimulus
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Economic Stimulus Spending
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The Broken Window Fallacy
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