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Posts Tagged ‘Economic Stimulus’
 It 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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[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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Tags: Debt, developing world, development, Economic, economic crisis, Economic Stimulus, Economics, financial crisis, food, food crisis, global economic crisis, global economy, Global South, Gordon Brown, government, greed, IMF, Jubilee, leaders, loans, Poor, Poverty, recession, relief, spending, stimulus, wage, wages, wealth, wealthy, World Bank
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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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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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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 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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