The Stimulus Plan: 5 Missing Pieces

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Is that the decision we're reduced to? I think not! It would cost us to add clean energy, but when you compare it to the costs of not using cleaner energy sources (nuke malfunction clean-up, health and environmental damage, etc.) it really makes more sense to go clean. Not to mention, it would still create jobs...it takes electricians and laborers to install these things, remember?
Are we not taught that we have to pay or invest a bit to see a worthwhile return? Why should investing in our country and our own futures, the futures of our children, be considered any differently. I don't subscribe to the "quickest fix is the best fix" fallacy; I never have and I never will. Some may disagree with my statement, but you know what they say...what's popular isn't always right and what's right isn't always popular.
I'd also like to address the comment that government dependency is the only outcome of allowing the government to fix broken policies and regulations. That's absolute nonsense! It's a necessary intervention that has given no signs of being permanent. It's pretty obvious this is simply the fear that the corrupt are selling as a last ditch attempt to maintain their power base in our country. My question is...why are intelligent people buying it by the armload?
The only answer I can think of is that maybe they are afraid of change as much as those CEO's and politicians are because it also means a change to the what luxury is and how we go about having it. I've got only one thing to say to that, if it is indeed the case...excessive living is grinding to a halt and corrupt money can no longer afford it...it's time to acknowledge luxury as still being an obtainable thing, if you don't mind making the adjustment to have it.
If the financial crisis taught us anything, it is that nothing will ever return to the old way of doing things again. If they do, I'll be sorely disappointed in this country and what it has claimed to stand for these last couple hundred years or so.

Ambrosia of OH 4:37PM March 16, 2009

I am really not interested in nuclear power plants, why give the enemy more things to blow up, I feel much safer about windmills, and solar panels. As things go on more and more foreign countries will be affected by all this, and get mad at the U.S.
We need to fix ourselves first, to help others.
I am really tired of talking with foreign customer service representatives, who don't even understand the language well enough to do their job. They pretend like they know what your saying by repeating themselves, instead of answering your questions. In the future I am going to make every attempt to not do business with companies who hire foreign customer service, and technical support.

keno of WI 11:08PM March 12, 2009

Rick is right and do we spend or save. Pay off my huge credit card and go back to school with gov. money. Then, buy a new car really cheap, find a better job with my new degree and hopefully the govt will pay the the difference in the mortgage I owe and what my home is worth. Then, sell the home break even maybe payoff the cheap car and be ready for retirement and medicare and let you all worry about it from there. That is now the American Dream.

Tom L. of AZ 8:26PM March 12, 2009

Building nuclear power plants would create 100,000 new jobs right now, and the taxpayer does not have to pay for a anything. But Obama wants to spend millions on wind turbins at the expensive of the taxpayer. What is wrong with this picture. Clean engergy, reduce need for foreign oil, China is building 10 plants at a time creating 1000s of jobs for the people of China. Someone needs to get his head screwed on .....

Danny of TX 6:37PM March 12, 2009

Obama Should have given every taxpayer 500,000.00 the ones of us who have lived right would be buying houses. The people in foreclosure would have saved their houses,paid there cars off,paid credit card debt. In general people would be spending money. I am a single woman and i do not get any tax brakes,and the stimulus have done nothing for. But being a working person i am paying for this. And this is helping economy, i think not i though we were going to see change,its the same thing Bush did feed a dead horse.

Dolores Erb of CA 5:58PM March 12, 2009

Rick Newman is right on. I agree 100%.

Millie Faulkner of TN 4:44PM March 12, 2009

Were screwed !!!!!

Steve of TX 4:10PM March 12, 2009

Currency backed by hard assets [Gold, Raw materials under government control, land, etc) less debt is what determines the true value of exchange for say a peso. We are in deep deep trouble our governemnt is 50 to 60 Trillion in debt and climbing - and another 40 to 50 trillion in private, public companies, real estate, credit card and individual debt... 100 Trillion is the number folks - deal with it. Let's then turn our attention ot he 600Trillion in derivitives of which our banks and companies have about half. But is is the currency that will ultimately take us to a depression and this ridiculos spending - criminal actually when you consider who it went to (Big Banks and Wall Street Guys who put us there and have now been put in control of the stimulus]. Citizen - real citizens we are in trouble... we have allowed them to doom or children and grand children to a life less then what was left to us. Sad does not cover it

DukeofWanaque of WA 3:30PM March 12, 2009

The Stimulas pkg is suppose to help homeowners get their loans restructured (only those who couldn't afford one in the first place). My son bought his first home 2yrs ago with the proper 20% down payment. His small business was doing quite well until
the economy took a nose dive. He is about to lose his home and has tried to get his loan re-adjusted and the banks are saying no. I guess the only people who are going to be helped are those who were duped by greedy lenders. I guess the government and the banks don't think it's important to help the honest hard working people. So much for the promises from Washington. This truly is a sad day for America.

gerry h of FL 11:08AM March 12, 2009

Rick said
Tax cuts. Okay, so President Obama fulfilled his campaign pledge. But an extra 20 or 30 bucks in my paycheck – if I’m lucky enough to keep getting a paycheck - isn’t going to get the endorphins flowing, either.
I would have loved to have gotten an extra 20 or 30 bucks in my pay check
20 or 30 bucks would have gotten my endorphins moving a lot faster then
the $8.77 I received yes thats right $8.77,
What in the world can some one do with $8.77
What financial mogul figured this plan out
I can understand people with families getting more than me
but can any body ( you listening Mr. President ) tell me
how how giving $8.77 to me is going to help stimulate our economy.
Our new President want's everyone to be working but one of his plans is to
make it illegal load your own ammo. If this happens then he will kill an entire
industry and put all the people and companies who make re-loading equipment
out of work how is doing this going to help stimulate the economy.
there is also serial numbering of ammunition which would drive up the cost making it more expensive to buy causing even more possible job loss.

Andrew of OH 10:54AM March 12, 2009