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Entries tagged with 'stimulus'Try tax credits for jobsRe: "Mission not accomplished on this recession -- It's short-sighted to shift focus from stimulus, says Paul Krugman," Tuesday Viewpoints. Krugman insists that the stimulus must continue for the economy to recover. The stimulus benefited the large financial entities, but... Corporations unleashed?Re: BIG case for BIG business -- An eagerly anticipated decision could drastically alter how much corporate money is allowed to influence elections, says Michael Lindenberger," last Sunday Points. There was a time when America was deeply uneasy about the... Texas needs an equal shotRe: "Texas ranks nearly last in getting funds -- Disparity partly because state spends less money on housing, Medicaid, college research," Sept. 28 news story. Texans are not fond of government handouts. This is, in part, why the Lone Star... On Texas receiving stimulus funding: This time, I'm proud ...Re: "Texas ranks nearly last in getting funds -- Disparity partly because state spends less money on housing, Medicaid, college research," Monday news story. I have never been prouder of Texas. However, this article errs when it states that Texas... Leading QuestionsLeading Questions are questions that aren't really meant to be answered but to persuade. Send us your short, snappy rhetorical questions at lq@dallasnews.com. Send it right now and amaze your friends with your wit and knowledge. This time, a couple... Are stimulus dollars fixing Dallas roads yet?This is not meant to open a political debate. It addresses the more mundane question of whether stimulus dollars are working yet in this community. The question isn't mine. It was tossed out the other day by skeptical next-door... To take or not to take - federal stimulus money (Topic of the Day)I'm intrigued by the vote yesterday by the state Senate to accept some $555 million in federal stimulus money that Gov. Perry has decried as coming with too many strings attached. The recent blog posting by the intrepid Christy Hoppe... Rick Perry on stimulus: Out of touch with jobless ...Re: "We're creating jobs, not taxes," by Rick Perry, Tuesday Letters. Perry says, "Our current unemployment system has been helping Texans who lost their jobs through no fault of their own as they look for full-time employment and will continue... What's good for the partyRe: "Why Perry is correct," by Lester Fyshe, Thursday Letters. Some people are just gifted with the ability to get right to the heart of the matter. Fyshe includes this remarkable but enlightening statement: "The people it would help do... We're creating jobs, not taxesDuring these tough economic times, Texas employers are working harder than ever to move products to market, make payroll and create jobs. The last thing they need right now is the burden of higher taxes and expanded obligations from the... Perry rejects stimulus: Perry refuses to help us ...Re: "Perry rejects part of stimulus - Dems angry as he calls $556 million for jobless a burden on business." I know so many people who have lost their jobs (me included, in November). And now our illustrious Gov. Rick... Rasmussen: Texans back Perry on stimulus rejection; only narrowly favor casinosMissed this yesterday (despite an e-mail alert), but Rasmussen had some interesting polling specific to our own state. -- 47 percent support Perry's opposition to stimulus funds, 40 percent say he should accept the money. -- 58 percent approve (14... Rick Perry tries to have it both waysA post at Talking Points Memo takes Rick Perry to task for lambasting the stimulus plan only to turn around and take the money. In December, Perry co-wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, with South Carolina Gov. Mark... Be patriotic, rent a prostituteThe popular econoblogger Barry Ritholtz explains why in order to do right by America, you need to spend your forthcoming stimulus check on a hooker or organic produce. Couldn't you cover both bases by purchasing a "date" with a hippie... My spouse didn't like the stimulus I proposed ...... so I've dug a little deeper. She's an educator in special ed (as is my son) and couldn't believe I favored more roads at the expense of education in the stimulus bill. My complaint was that you know where... Stimulus too big and important to read. Just voteLittle did Sharon know she was so cutting edge. Her comment the other day to a stimulus question - "I'm completely over the politics of this. Let's pass it and see if it works." - appears to be exactly the... Deeper into debtNo problem is so bad that Congress can't find a way to make it worse: We have a financial problem caused by excessive borrowing to spend on things we can't afford. So Congress comes up with the solution -- borrow... Yes, Obama painted his stimulus as part of a false choiceJust to run around this tree one more time, I said in our staff meeting this morning that Obama, in his Monday night news conference, had constructed a false choice over his stimulus bill: If you oppose our bill, you... More stimulus money for roads? (Topic of the day #2)Of the billions flowing to Texas in the stimulus bill(s), the portion to build roads and bridges would total between $2.3 and $2.5 billion, depending on who's doing the figuring. Maybe $700 million would flow to the D/FW area.... Is the stimulus too big, too small, or just right?Mike has an interesting post today on the political calculus of the stimulus packag, and the Opinion front has a gazillion peices of commentary on the subject, but what about the simple question of the size of it all? How... |