stimulus plan

The Cash for Clunkers program shows that the real way to stimulate the economy is by properly incentivizing the consumer. Auto Nation says that the average credit score of a 'clunkers' buyer is higher than that of their average customer, indicating that a more fiscally conservative buyer is finally coming off the sidelines to make a large transaction. The existing home sales data trends ... read more

Anyone remember the $787 billion dollar spending plan? It's getting lost in the headline shuffle on health care, cap & trade, and everything else being pushed in Washington these days.    Trying to stay on top of it all is tough, but I was able to go through Ohio's latest spending update. Here is the breakdown of "stimulus" programs in Ohio's largest county, Cuyahoga (home of ... read more

Below is the latest from Wisconsin on how the state plans to spend its stimulus money. Of the $3.76 billion taxpayer dollars the state is receiving from the federal government, only the $529 million dollar Highway Funding provision seems to be going directly to any form of program that would actually create or save jobs.  It isn't clear what the $717 million going to the Education "State ... read more

The blowing of billions in taxpayer money continues.   Only now the states want you to help do their job in figuring out how to spend it. States continue to tell us of their dire need for money.   Much of the $787 billion dollar stimulus plan is going to states for their use.   Apparently they not only need your money, but they also need your ideas on how to best spend it. Some ... read more