JayneDough---First it means you could not find it on the Web or
Second you did not read the attachment for Massachusetts.
It is not gibberish but what every person in congress is reading or
has ways to change it. But the document is well written and self
explanatory without any changes. Lets see how long it takes for it

to get a vote and sent to the Senate.

Car54-I have my own opinion on Stimulus II-It stinks! I would extend the unemployment benefits and cut the payroll taxes for the employers. Maybe even give tax credits for any new employee that a  company hires.

Until we stop talking about the next big thing and get government to act on it. We will have economic stagnation in our nation. What do I suggest? There needs to be major infrastructure upgrades in transportation. Our nation starts the railroads by the government securing the lands (by force) and sells the rights to private companies that creates wealth along with opportunities for the population to work-this was in the 1850s.

We built an atomic bomb -The Manhatten Project, that ends a war-kills alot of innocent people, but ushers in the nuclear age for power. Most of our utility companies in the nation make profits and creates jobs.

In the 1960s we went to the moon (NASA) and develop major public uses for goods and services, from the space program.

The last few wars (while I disdain and abhor them), create medical and more technological advances in America.

The Internet, was created by our government (not by Al Gore-he might still think that this is the case) and while we had a major bubble that burst our economy, it transformed how we all live--think, if we did not have it..we would never be able to communicate with you and hear your vast amount of opinions.

Now what can we develop for our nation that will catapault us back into the global hunt as an innovator? High speed travel by train, more airports, a small and reusable space ship? How about a mission to drill water from the moon, maybe colonize it? What about the search for other liveable planets in our solar system.Think of all the new medical technolgies that would be created...

How about a Manhatten style project to develop an alternate to oil? It would end our dependency on it and the Middle East. What about a safer and more efficient way to drill for oil in ANWAR that would satisfy the EPA, politicians and lower our gas prices at the pumps? 

How about the Human Genome Project that the government starts on a fruit fly to read the DNA of this tiny insect? The government thought it would take a decade, private business did it in ONE year.


What do all of these projects have in common? They eventually create JOBS in the private sector-wealth and good paying careers. I thought our president was a forward thinking man, like Clinton, except what we get alot of is a Washington sellout.

Government needs to start an idea with a project, provide the need, demand which sparks the innovation for the private sector to take it over and improve upon it-and make profits which in turn hires skilled employees.

I will not read the bill, as we have lost our economic edge in this country. Our president is throwing more money down the drain. When will he become a leader and do what we need him to do--------think for all our futures, not to buy votes for next November. Mr. Barry O' Carter must cut bait, and stop waiting for Corporate America to come up with the next big thing--it is his responsibility to take the ball and create it.

The bill's money will only keep people working for a short duration of time. What then? Stimulus III?    

It's about US working one job, keeping a roof over our head and food on the table, as well as in the stomach of our children-giving them a future by providing world class education that they can compete in the global economy. Enough is enough and put us all BACK TO WORK!

Car54-Everyone needs to work-that is 14 million Americans, along with the other 18 million that are unemployed.

1775andstillademocrat----Sorry the complete bill is 199 pages long plus attachments and I only received an OVERVIEW of it which was
around 30 pages & attachments.
Today I dropped off the overview to Gary's office and also a copy of
the attachment. The person there was happy to have it and read the attachment which opened his eyes.

Car54, are you sure that their eyes were not wide open from looking at you. How you also appear to maybe act and look like what the next door neighbor's cat dragged in.

We have to have a plan to put everyone back to work. Not to keep people in office next fall. Respond to what I write, if you really can counter it. Have a discussion Car54, and listen to other people.