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Obama, Democrats Reshape Tax Relief Measures in Stimulus Package

Posted January 13, 2009

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About the tax credit

Well I was wondering if the ppl on Social Security and SSI will be included in all this. What about the ones that haven't filed any taxes for several years and didn't because there was no refund and no taxes owed. So what do we do, file to get a tax credit that we can't spend? Or am I not understanding what a tax credit means? I believe that with all the past pork spending that was and has been going on will just continue but with a different title to hide the fact that somebody gets something millions to study the mud cricket in Alaska? Does Alaska even have a mud cricket? Or a study of the mating habits of the fruit fly? "My opinion" The USA is Going to _ell in a handbasket and woe to the ppl who bearly live from day to day and have to sacrafice the prescriptions they need so they can pay their electric bills and buy food. Avista has been upping their electric bills to a point that MANY Elderly ppl are freezing to death because if you don't pay your bill on time they shut you off and you have to pay in full first and then pay an additional fee to get the electric turned back on! Now isn't there something WRONG with the Big Picture here? I for one say YES What is Our World Coming to? The rich get richer and the Poor are Still Poor. What happened to the Good Old Days??? When ppl were caring and friendly. So... What does it matter to me about all this I am only one person and I just know that American Citizens will never gather together all at one time to say Hey US of A Stop the Greedy and help your ppl stop the Govt. Stealing from Us the ppl help us not the rest of the world we are United States Citizens and deserve to be taken care of FIRST!!! We are the ones who VOTE To Make a Better Govt. and it is all backwards from my point of view. Nuf said!

B Masson of ID
Feb 25, 2009 22:07:26 PM [permalink] [report comment]

Katherine Skiba

Whatever happened to Katherine? Still writing magnicently, lost track of her after her wonderful book was published - so this is what you've been doing. Ever get back to Milwaukee? Would still like you to drop in at our American Legion & Auxiliary meetings to show off your book. Carol

Carol Lers of WI
Jan 19, 2009 21:59:24 PM [permalink] [report comment]

Reality

The truth is that our economic problems go further back than the last 8 years. The Democrats have created this myth, with the help of the media, that all of the problems of 2009 have been a result of the Bush Presidency. Blame does belong to Bush, and to Clinton, and also to Reagan. We have, for a long time in this nation been fiscally irresponsible, but I seriously doubt that this President who ran on nationalizing health care plans on being more responsible than his predicessors.

James of GA
Jan 18, 2009 11:05:17 AM [permalink] [report comment]

THE BUSH YEARS

Obama can be given a pass for not wishing to look backward.

The rest of the country, however, should look back.

http://pacificgatepost.blogspot.com/2009/01/is-obama-right-to-ignore-bush.html

Too many pieces of the system need fixing to let things slide.

James Raider of WA
Jan 13, 2009 21:51:52 PM [permalink] [report comment]

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