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Posts Tagged ‘Economic Stimulus

100305-fuller-center-houseIt was just over a month ago that the earthquake devastated Haiti, an impoverished place ill equipped to deal with the disaster.  Since then emergency crews, including hundreds of doctors, nurses, and first responders from the U.S. and around the world…

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Categories: Global Issues, Poverty

[continued from part one] Recently, Neil Watkins took some time to answer a few questions from Sojourners assistant editor Elizabeth Palmberg about the upcoming G-20 meeting, the global economic crisis, and helping the poor. Here’s part two of that interview.

Palmberg: Several years…

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Recently, Neil Watkins took some time to answer a few questions from Sojourners assistant editor Elizabeth Palmberg about the upcoming G-20 meeting, the global economic crisis, and helping the poor. Here’s part one of that interview.

Palmberg: Both the former Bush administration…

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Today, the House and Senate will vote on the final economic stimulus conference report.  I wrote yesterday that the package, by “directly helping vulnerable people works because it will quickly help stimulate the economy, and it’s right because it will immediately…

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Categories: Economics

The economy and the nation are at a crossroads. Unemployment, poverty, and hardship are on the rise. For many years, official Washington has said, “It is not the time to deal with poverty,” whether in good or bad economic times.…

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Categories: Economics, Health, Poverty

Debate is flying about the proposed economic stimulus package, with many Republicans wanting less spending and more tax cuts for business. Check out this info from Moody’s  (via EPI.com and featured in the January issue of Sojourners magazine) about what kind of…

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Categories: Economics

In 2003, Call to Renewal was deeply engaged in working to have a refundable child tax credit included in that year’s tax cut legislation. Ultimately, the credit was dropped from the final legislation.  In response, I wrote a column, explaining that we had…

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Categories: Economics, Poverty

Mr. Philip A. Belisle
United States Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Kansas City, MO 64999-0025

Dear Sir:

On May 9, 2008, I received an “economic stimulus payment” from you for the amount of $600.00. I’m concerned that I received this check in error. As I understand it, you are $9 trillion in debt. You have [...]

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Categories: Economics

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