Comments on: Second Stimulus Package

By: Henrietta

Henrietta — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:27:46 +0000

I’m for another stimulus check we need some help with people who struggling everyday to just keep there water and light on and a roof over there heads. The bigwig don’t care they have a roof over there heads and water and light so why worry about the poor people.i live on disability and I am having a hard time just to keep a place to live I don’t get any help so if everything keeping going up I maybe out on the street and do anybody care NO.

By: DeEtta Copenhaver

DeEtta Copenhaver — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:38:18 +0000

I think the economy would recover more if the President would approve a stimulus for the people, as soon as possible. Many people who were on un-employment did not receive an extension of benefits as promised and the ‘extra’ $25.00 on my paycheck does not help. Even tho I make more than twice the minimum wage I still struggle to pay the bills and support my family. We all could use some help!

By: nicky

nicky — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:26:40 +0000

Even though I have worked 10 1/2 hours a day standing on concrete for a company that if you start today you make 7.00 an hour or people that have been there 20 years make 7.00 and hour. there is no moving up, and you don’t get enough hours to draw unemployment. I have put in apps. everywhere from McDonald’s to grocery stores to gas stations, with no luck. I am 24 with 3 children I have to do anything I can do to take care of my children.

By: nicky

nicky — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:09:11 +0000

Yes, I agree, I am a mother of three children. I have been laid off for two months and do job searches daily. It would really help with the bills. And school clothes.

By: elaina49

elaina49 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:31:10 +0000

I Agree

By: elaina49

elaina49 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:26:29 +0000

Yes, I do agree !!!!!

By: elaina49

elaina49 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:23:23 +0000

WHAT !!!!!!!

By: elaina49

elaina49 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:22:33 +0000

I cannot believe anyone in here and I mean anyone can believe Barack Obama is a good thing for this economy—we are in for a rude awakening and it’s not going to be pretty. We all need to hold on, because that’s where he is taking us. NO WHERE: It scares me he is the president of this country

By: mary

mary — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:50:06 +0000

so many of us are stuggling, barely able to keep our heads above water, with all the money going to the big companies why couldnt that have been split between them and the people then we could have helped to stumlate the economy, but why help us little people . maybe we should pull up our tents and go to washington then it would be notices how bad it is out here

By: sam turner

sam turner — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:06:20 +0000

sam do you live on unemployment, if you did you would not think 26 weeks is enough.

By: sased2001

sased2001 — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:15:24 +0000

Americans I agree with the person above me^ you do deserve to have your ssdi to havs insurance and thats what President Obama is pushing for my other statement is that people who work will see less fed taxes taken out and people on ssi or ssdi or goverment retiries will get a stimulis check so everyone is getting something and for people that are unemployed at this time will get 25.00 more a week in there unemployement check those who do nothing get nothing.Ther is a diffrence in ssi and ssdi ssi bgores of the income coming in from spouse and the person on ssdi gets more money still not as big as it should be but gets a set amount and just got a raise in what they get per month. When comes to taxes people on ssi dont have to pay on fed or claim it as income but you do on your state taxes goes by your state. Thats all for today God Bless.

By: isabel

isabel — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:09:42 +0000

I think Amercian need to be more realistic, Obama was brave enough to assume the responsibility of thrillion of dollars deficit inherited from the previous administration. You cannot see anyone who inspite of this reality he stood up for people who believed in him. I think being a leader of a country specially like American is tough because people are used to being content and never felt deprivation from their goverment. I think it is absolute bravery on Obamas part.

By: goddessoflubbock

goddessoflubbock — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:36:09 +0000

Some folks here seem confused. I receive SSDI because I am disabled. I was actually disabled while I was working, but lost my job when the disability overwhelmed my ability to produce.

SSDI is money I am entitled to – from the first real paycheck I earned at age 15 working in a stuffed animal shop to my last one 30 years later, I paid in to the social security system. Even when I was self-employed I paid in. Because I knew that this day could come.

I tried to get food stamps – we were entitled to less than $50 a month for a family of four – not worth the hassle. Medicaid? Not if you make over $300 a month in Texas. Which means my neighbor, who is an illegal immigrant and works off the books gets better health care than I do.

There is something seriously broken about this system.

(Oh yeah, I had to pay federal taxes on my ssdi benefits…)

By: sased2001

sased2001 — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:44:25 +0000

Well I have listen and read all of my fellow Americans problems we all have alot of the same issues we have to stick together and help one another the issue with AIG dont want to go there!!! Put 2 check will not happen only for ssi or ssd and retired government workers etc!! A fed tax break in your check is your stimulis. I think if we owe china or other countries then dont give them a tax cut or tax free for 5yrs make them pay more to set up shop in the U.S.A and take that put it back into AMERICA and the problem with Bush was that America was in a slump and he did nothing to help look what is happening now republicans have a hard time putting money or spending money on are economy lucky we have dems in the office or we wont be AMERICA!!

By: Conservative

Conservative — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:48:14 +0000

if we didn’t bail out the auto industry do you know how many jobs would be eliminated?….. obama said he would preserve or make 3 million jobs and bailing out the auto industry was the only way he could keep what he promised… and as for us Americans we rely way to much on our corrupt government…. bush didn’t completely cause this problem either because he cant pass things when ever he wants, it has to go through all mighty congress (which was partially democratic). in other words bush and republicans are completely to blame. and the creation of these “socialist” government programs doesn’t help our economy one iota