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Most Americans Don't Think Stimulus is Working or the Recession is Over

October 8, 2009 by Steve King
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The monthly American Pulse survey by Big Research reports that 55.6% of Americans say the economic stimulus package is not working. Most also feel the recession is not over. We disagree, but understand why people feel this way.  The unemployment rate has always been the key economic indicator for most Americans. Echoing this... [read more]

SBA: 26% of Federal Stimulus Contracts Going to Small Businesses

October 7, 2009 by Steve King
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Government Executive reports that In testimony before the Small Business and Entrepreneurship committee of Congress, the Small Business Administration reported that roughly 26% of all Federal stimulus package related contracts had been awarded to small businesses.  This is about $4 billion out of $16 billion in stimulus package... [read more]

Why the Stimulus Is Not Working

August 3, 2009 by Jeff Nolan
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Normally I would twitter this instead of taking the time to blog it but the accompanying graphic is so powerful that it deserves to be blogged. In watching the Sunday talk shows yesterday I noticed that the Administration is once again moving the goal post for how to define success for the $800 billion stimulus package passed in... [read more]

The Lesson From Cash For Clunkers

August 2, 2009 by Jeff Nolan
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If the much talked about Cash for Clunkers program from the federal government has taught us anything it is that (1) the government imposes a lot of programmatic complexity for everything it undertakes and this should be a warning sign to those proposing the government take over healthcare insurance, and (2) of all the promise that the... [read more]

Stimulus Package Benefits for Personal Businesses

July 28, 2009 by Steve King
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There are about 23 million personal businesses in the U.S. These are sole proprietors, self-employed and other solo entrepreneurs that own and operate what our government calls "non-employer businesses."  Based on our work in Washington DC, I am confident that the needs of personal businesses were not considered in... [read more]

THE SENATE STIMULUS PINATA

February 1, 2008 by Joe Kristan
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The House "stimulus" package had two big tax incentives for business: a one-year increase in the "Section 179 deduction" to $250,000 and a one-year "bonus depreciation" provision. As the Worlds Greatest Distributive Body, the Senate piled on the goodies. The Senate Finance Bill has the following incentive provisions - An increase in the... [read more]

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