In Plain English: What YOU Get From The Stimulus

Friday, February 27, 2009

In Plain English: What YOU Get From The Stimulus

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Kiplinger.com has done a great piece:

What The Stimulus Means For You (the article)

What The Stimulus Means For You (the slideshow)

If you want to sift through all the chatter, and all the pros and cons - and especially all the political grandstanding - here is the plain English SHORT version of what is in this for YOU.

Each benefit is described in no more than a paragraph each. Want to hear the first line describing each benefit (their words):

A bigger paycheck

A bonus for retirees

Relief from the AMT

A tax break on new wheels

A break on college tuition

Lifeboats for the laid-off

It's worth reading, and watching. And it's definitely worth sharing! :)

2 comments:

Diana Chen ThorburnFebruary 28, 2009 at 6:34 PM
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/22/business/worldbusiness/22japan.html
Deika did you see this article? Would like to hear your thoughts, considering everything.
I don't know if I like this site better... it has a lot more stuff on it... but that's another matter.
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Deika MorrisonFebruary 28, 2009 at 6:59 PM
Hi! I'd prefer to refrain from commenting on Japan in particular. But the concept of the paradox of thrift, I have put some thought to. Here's my original blog post on that http://financialsecurity2009.blogspot.com/2009/02/guess-what-americans-are-doing-saving.html

Let me know if that answers your question

Thanks for the feedback on the site. It's still a work in progress :)
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