Link:<http://www.marketwatch.com/story/obama-says-stimulus-beginning-to-work>


Obama says that funding is now available for a solar and geothermal program that will pave the way to a new, clean-energy furture. Economists have been skeptical of the administration's claim that the stimulus has made and saved 150,000 jobs, but the White House is determined that the plan will save or make 3.5 million jobs through out the next two years. Not very much of the stimulus package has been paid out so far, with a majority of it going to states to pay off rising Medicaid costs. House Republican leader John Boehner says " It's been a full 100 days since the bill became law, and the administration is pulling out all the stops to put a positive spin on the legislation, which has been increasingly panned by media and state and local officials as wasteful and inefficient. Basically anything but the 'timely, targeted, and temporary' bill Washington Democrats promised earlier this year." Prior to Obama's speech on Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner declared $1.5 billion in tax credits, stating the money from the stimulus package would make jobs stimulate growth around the country. Treasury said awardees are planning to invest in renewable energy projects, charter schools, health-care facilities, manufacturing companies, and retail centers.

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I definitely agree with what is going on in this article. Once again, I think the stimulus plan was a great thing to do, this economy needs help badly.

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