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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (857312)	5/15/2015 2:55:46 PM
From: tejek	1 Recommendation Recommended By bentway Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573028

Aaaahhhhhhhh, corp America.......you've got to love them.........taking advantage of every tragedy. Airlines jack up fares along closed Amtrak corridor

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (857312)	5/15/2015 4:00:07 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573028

"So now you admit that "stimulus" was nothing more than bailouts to state governments," It was 4/5 more than money to the states. Would you like me to post everything? It's a big list. The Act specifies that 37% of the package is to be devoted to tax incentives equaling $288 billion and $144 billion, or 18%, is allocated to state and local fiscal relief (more than 90% of the state aid is going to Medicaid and education). The remaining 45%, or $357 billion, is allocated to federal spending programs such as transportation, communication, waste water and sewer infrastructure improvements; energy efficiency upgrades in private and federal buildings; extension of federal unemployment benefits; and scientific research programs. The following are details to the different parts of the final bill: [32] [33] [34] [35] en.wikipedia.org