On the concrete, talkin’ ’bout the government…
Today, the White House released a state-by-state fact sheet detailing impacts of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan currently being played with by the Senate. 40% of Washington’s jobs are in Seattle/King County, so the plan, if passed (and if it works), would have a direct affect on the Seattle-metro area. The White House estimates the impact of the plan for Washington is:
* 79,700 jobs created or saved, 90% in the private sector
* Tax cuts of up to $1,000 for 2,450,000 workers and families
* $2,500 partially refundable tax credit for 4 years of college, for up to 67,000 families
* An additional $100/month in unemployment insurance benefits to 404,000 unemployed workers
* Extended unemployment benefits for another 44,000 laid-off workers
* Funding to modernize at least 138 schools
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John Boehner, House Minority Leader and speedbump on the road to recovery.
And now, we wait. Or, if you are me, you send annoyed emails to every Republican in the House and Senate. I’m not so good at waiting.
I don’t see much in this plan to get excited about. Seems like a few dollars spread here and there to give the new prez more talking points for his long winded, stale speaches.