This is just some of what is in the stimulus package:
By newtondak
@newtondak (3946)
United States
February 2, 2009 7:42am CST
$44 million for repairs at the Agriculture Department headquarters in Washington.
$200 million to rehabilitate the National Mall.
$360 million for new child care centers at military bases.
$1.8 billion to repair National Park Service facilities.
$276 million to update technology at the State Department.
$500 million for the Transportation Security Administration to install bomb detectors at airports.
$600 million for General Services Administration to replace older vehicles with alternative fuel vehicles.
$2.5 billion to upgrade low-income housing.
$400 million for NASA scientists to conduct climate change research.
$426 million to construct facilities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
$800 million to clean up Superfund sites.
$150 million for the Coast Guard to repair or remove bridges deemed a hazard to navigation.
$6.7 billion to renovate and improve energy efficiency at federal buildings.
$400 million to replace the Social Security Administration's 30-year-old National Computer Center.
Source: Chronicle staff report "
2 responses
@missybal (4490)
• United States
2 Feb 09
Some of those things listed are good things but not for a stimulus bill. One that really stands out is I as a military wife with friends in the military really need those childcare services at more bases, but it doesn't belong in this bill that is called a Stimulus bill. As for the NASA scientists who make a good deal of money already and that 400 million will not provide employment opportunities that definetly doesn't belong in this or any bill any time soon. The upgrade to low-income housing well I think that people need an income first for those houses, so not right now. Repairing hazardous roads good but it only puts a certain field to work and once it's done it done. Renovating federal buildings again the same story. I haven't heard of any bomb problem at airports lately but sounds like a good idea but for right now why not just pay people to work more security positions at these airports that may be at risk? None of what you listed will help me any. Only that little bit that they have said is in tax cuts will help me in my situation.
I think you left out the Honey Bee thing... Or is that now out?
@newtondak (3946)
• United States
2 Feb 09
Every working family needs affordable childcare - or better yet, a program that would pay one parent to stay home to take care of the children!
@missybal (4490)
• United States
3 Feb 09
That is true but a stimulus bill really needs to be what is needed to go directly to the heart of the economy and job creation. You don't need help with childcare if you don't have a job. I believe really that the problems with childcare and child heathcare should be more addressed on a state level also. But for now we need to concentrate on the big problem at hand. I hate how they just group everything together. There should be a limit on the size of one bill so that we aren't wasting money in projects that got funded because the bill it road on was 90% good stuff even know very few would have voted for that 10% if it was on it's own.
@newtondak (3946)
• United States
2 Feb 09
My understanding is that in addition to the money going to projects that won't stimulate the economy, much of it will go to federal and state agencies who will then decide who gets the money, and who aren't set up to be able to accept applications or to distribute the money - and won't be for a couple of years!
