God's Politics Blog » Economic Stimulus http://blog.sojo.net A Blog by Jim Wallis and Friends Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:00:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Rebuilding Hope by Hiring Haitians http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/05/rebuilding-hope-by-hiring-haitians/ http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/05/rebuilding-hope-by-hiring-haitians/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:00:22 +0000 David Snell http://blog.sojo.net/?p=16515 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…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/05/rebuilding-hope-by-hiring-haitians/feed/ 2 Earth to G-20 Part 2: The Hidden Treasure of the IMF http://blog.sojo.net/2009/03/11/earth-to-g-20-part-2-the-hidden-treasure-of-the-imf/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/03/11/earth-to-g-20-part-2-the-hidden-treasure-of-the-imf/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:00:47 +0000 Elizabeth Palmberg http://blog.sojo.net/?p=6898 [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…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/03/11/earth-to-g-20-part-2-the-hidden-treasure-of-the-imf/feed/ 4 Earth to G-20: ‘The Developing World is too Big to Fail’ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/03/11/earth-to-g-20-the-developing-world-is-too-big-to-fail/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/03/11/earth-to-g-20-the-developing-world-is-too-big-to-fail/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:30:01 +0000 Elizabeth Palmberg http://blog.sojo.net/?p=6895 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…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/03/11/earth-to-g-20-the-developing-world-is-too-big-to-fail/feed/ 10 Economic Recovery Agreement a ‘Major Achievement’ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/02/13/economic-recovery-agreement-a-major-achievement/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/02/13/economic-recovery-agreement-a-major-achievement/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:15:50 +0000 Jim Wallis http://blog.sojo.net/?p=6277 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…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/02/13/economic-recovery-agreement-a-major-achievement/feed/ 23 The Best Thing for the Economy, the Right Thing for the Poor http://blog.sojo.net/2009/02/12/the-best-thing-for-the-economy-and-the-right-thing-for-the-poor/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/02/12/the-best-thing-for-the-economy-and-the-right-thing-for-the-poor/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:00:02 +0000 Jim Wallis http://blog.sojo.net/?p=6215

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…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/02/03/trickle-up-economics/feed/ 41 Child Tax Credit: Better Late Than Never http://blog.sojo.net/2009/01/07/child-tax-credit-better-late-than-never/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/01/07/child-tax-credit-better-late-than-never/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:31:16 +0000 Jim Wallis http://www.sojo.net/blog/godspolitics/?p=5064 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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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 [...]]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2008/06/10/what-i-did-with-my-stimulus-check-by-rose-marie-berger/feed/ 37