What are the details of the 2008 US economic stimulus package?

Answer 1

Here is a couple of links to the best known details out there. I have been looking into this since I first heard about it, but there isn't much information available. Here is everything I have found:

http://www.reuters.com/article/ousivMolt/idUSN2426178220080124?rpc=64

The above link gives a breakdown of some of the details, without getting too specific.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/20/Washington/20rebate.HTML?ex=1358485200&en=db3c271975184d83&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

This link gives some specifics on who may get the checks and how much may be coming. The article does have some talk on whether or not it is a good thing, but I am posting it based on the information about who may be getting checks (this package is still up in the air).

This is about the most I have found. Hope this helps! :)

Fredcanfly

From the questions I've seen there appears to be some misconception that one was approved. It hasn't. It wasn't even discussed very much. It won't likely happen again.

The one wasn't terribly sucessful, no economic package has been considered for one...the political scene is changing, it takes longer than that for the government to even come up with the process to do so...so NO.

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Unfortunately, nobody truly knows yet (sorry!).

I've written a post explaining the latest developments, which I will update frequently, and suspected uses of the second stimulus package proposed by Obama:

http://www.onemillionbucks.net/2009/01/second-stimulus-check-coming.HTML

Supposedly there may be "an emergency rebate check" but it's unclear as of yet.

-Patrick Bateman from www.onemillionbucks.net