Stimulus Programs

Latest News for: Stimulus programs

Edit

What Green New Deal advocates can learn from the 2009 economic stimulus act

Daily Freeman 15 Feb 2019

Not all programs yielded such impressive returns ... The Obama administration needed to implement the Recovery Act quickly in 2009 because the economy was in a tailspin, so some energy stimulus programs failed this test by awarding subsidies that didn’t do much to change household and business energy choices (although they delivered economic stimulus)....

Edit

Commentary: Don't confuse Cuomo's Green New Deal with Green Party

Times Union 15 Feb 2019

The Greens' version is an economic justice program like the original New Deal ... the economic stimulus and sustainable foundation for economic rights for all ... The $14 billion clean energy loan guarantee program in the 2009 Obama stimulus leveraged 47 times more in private investment....

Edit

EISEN: Ford government should recognize ‘recession’ risks of deficit

Toronto Sun 13 Feb 2019

Meanwhile, the cost of several government programs (social assistance, for example) increased automatically while the government also intentionally cranked up spending as part of the stimulus effort ... Of course, in reality, the cost of several provincial government programs would ......

Edit

🌎 United Nations Environment: A Global Green New Deal 2009

Democratic Underground 09 Feb 2019

(i) economic recovery; (ii) poverty eradication; and (iii) reduced carbon emissions and ecosystem degradation; and proposed a framework for green stimulus programs as well as supportive domestic and international policies....

Edit

John Dingell, longest-serving member of Congress in US history, dies at 92

Macomb Daily 08 Feb 2019

John Dingell Jr., a Michigan Democrat who, as the longest serving member of Congress in U.S ... He was 92 ... He continued to lobby for further aid through the 2009 federal stimulus package and the Troubled Asset Relief Program, which was primarily aimed at saving the country's large banks but ended up funneling billions of dollars to the two automakers ... ....

Edit

Colorado's Neguse named to House climate panel (VIDEOS)

Colorado Politics 07 Feb 2019

U.S. Rep ... House of Representatives committee on climate formed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi ... He is the only Colorado lawmaker named to the panel ... The committee appointments were announced on the same day that the "Green New Deal" -- a sweeping package of programs on climate change coupled with economic stimulus -- was unveiled in Congress. > RELATED ... .......

Edit

Large majorities of Americans support almost all of the key ideas in Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal

Business Insider 07 Feb 2019

A recent survey from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and George Mason University found that 73% of Americans said they understood that global warming is occurring — an increase of 10 percentage points from three years ago ... The program's shortcomings were ......

Edit

In their first town halls, new Southern California Democrats pressed about progressive campaign pledges

Redlands Daily Facts 07 Feb 2019

Democrats dominated Southern California’s House races in November by telling voters they would pursue universal health care, immigration reform, stricter gun laws and green energy programs ... Reps ... Dr ... Rep ... They were eager to hear him commit to backing a Green New Deal, an economic stimulus program designed to move to the nation toward renewable energy....

Edit

In their first town halls, new So Cal Democrats pressed about progressive campaign pledges

San Gabriel Valley Tribune 07 Feb 2019

Edit

China's hopes of becoming the world's largest economy are hitting a major roadblock

The Times of India 06 Feb 2019

China's growth potential could slow to 4.5% by 2030, according to analysts.Officials have shifted to stimulus programs, from tax cuts to infrastructure incentives, in an effort to curb the decline ... But those programs could have little room to expand in an economy that has struggled to crack down on relatively high levels of debt in recent years....

Edit

Will Trump administration tax cuts, spending hikes blow up deficit and doom economy?

Herald Mail 06 Feb 2019

Typically, deficits fall during strong economies as tax revenue rises, and they increase in downturns as tax income falls and the government spends more on unemployment insurance and stimulus programs ... to a massive stimulus if the nation’s debt burden hits nosebleed levels....

Edit

Multimedia Group unveils programming to strengthen private sector

Joy Online 06 Feb 2019

A 2018 Bloomberg report indicated that Ghana's economy soared at its fastest rate in the past five years ... “This is a very important program,” said Osei-Assibey. “The private sector is a major stimulus of economic growth and with the help of the government, we can create more revenue and programs.” ... Background ... 2) Customs....

Edit

Opinion: If Trump keeps stressing China, the U.S. economy will lose

Market Watch 05 Feb 2019

The 2008 financial crisis hit China hard, as it did every country ... And so it launched a stimulus program of mind-boggling proportions ... ....