what is in the stimulus package
money-boyIt is official. President Obama today signed the $787 billion stimulus package into law. A historic, 1,073-page bill that promises to save, or create, 3.5 million jobs across the USA. The DARTON team suggests the following resources to help put the stimulus package into perspective. • The Wall Street Journal offers a chart (great tip – it is sortable) that provides details on the how the $787 billion is allocated at http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/STIMULUS_FINAL_0217.html • The Wall Street Journal offers an interactive chart (including “per capita” statistics) that provides an understanding of the package on a state-by-state basis at http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-STIMULUS0109.html • The Associated Press has compiled an overview of what the stimulus package means to Americans at http://www.google.
