Show Is s the stimulus really Join J to stimulate WV David Paradise Contributing Writer When President Barrack took office in January 2009 not only did he take on the role of the leader of the free world but he also took on the responsibility of leading the people of this free world from its most terrifying economic crisis since the start of the Great Depression Google Microsoft Apple Coca- Coca Cola PepsiCo what doall doall do doall all these companies have in common According to they could all be bought by the stimulus package that the democratically controlled House of Representatives has passed Did I mention they would still have about 23 billion dollars to buy afew afew a afew few smaller companies aswell aswell as aswell well has our current national debt posted as and rising billion everyday and has been since Sept 28 2007 So what are we doing about it President and fellow democrats have proposed and passed in the House of Representatives a trillion stimulus package that Americans have mixed views on Undeclared Major Sophomore Jake Oneida had this to say I think that whatever Congress decides it should be in the best interest of the American people but especially the little guy like me the 19 year old college student who goes to school time full-time and works part- part time and wants to remain out of huge financial debt due to college tuition and everyday living costs This package includes an estimated billion in federal spending and billion in tax cuts for businesses and individuals It includes money for highway construction and mass transit Fox News reports You may be asking yourself the question How will this stimulus package affect me directly 15 billion of the stimulus package will be used to increase Pell grants by That 15 billion dollars could put each student through times According to recently released reports from the College Board most students and their families can expect to pay on average from to 1398 more than last year for this years year's tuition and fees depending on the type of college While some can afford this increase others look for government assistance in forms of scholarships and Pell grants More than four in every ten college students are arc enrolled in community colleges where average published tuition and fees for time full-time students are 2272 according to the College Board Democratic House of Representatives Speaker Nancy believes that million Americans will lose their jobs believes this will happen every month until the stimulus package is passed reports com corn reports that 79 billion will go to school districts and public colleges to prevent cutbacks and million for a new fleet of government cars Yes that's right government cars The Washington Post quoted House Minority Leader John A. A Boehner R-Ohio R had this to say about the tax cuts I remain concerned about wasteful spending that might be attached to the tax relief Simply put we should not bury future generations under mountains of debt Some of the wasteful spending is referring to could be the million for a new fleet of government cars or maybe the 1 billion dollars Congress will give Amtrak which hasn't seen seena a profit in four decades And while our government is carefully wasting our hard-earned hard money we can canall canall canall all go to Washington DC D.C. and watch as the sod re-sod the National Mall for a cool 21 million Heres Here's an idea What if we give every non-felon non 25 18 year old 1000 to invest remember I said invest and after 10 years they are able to do with that money whatever they want They will not be able to cash the checks and within 6 months must have that money invested whether it is through a CD a few stocks or another investment of their choosing You maybe may maybe maybe be wondering is that even financially possible to todo todo todo do Absolutely We have havea a US U.S. total population of people and counting Lets Let's say half of them are ages 25 18 which that figure is completely inflated That would mean giving out only a total of 1525 billion all for economic investment What better way to stimulate the economy and prove to all Americans that they are in good hands with that generation the one they label as Generation X |