Comments on: Gov’s $787 Billion Economic Stimulus Plan Breakdown

By: marci

marci — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:00:58 +0000

I have life ins. It’s the health insurance I don’t care to pay for. I’ve looked into it and even with no red flags, it’s still more $$ than I care to dish out each month. I’m looking for a major medical policy – one that just covers the big stuff like hospitals and emergency rooms, etc. I don’t mind paying for the little stuff like the dr. visits, dentists, glasses, and pills. But even one with a $4000 deductible was still about $250 /month, and that’s more than I care to pay right now. When the lure of retirement sits on me harder, as it will for sure this summer with the nice weather coming in here in Oregon, I will be again looking into health insurance and trying to find a way to either accept the cost of it or just keep on working for the free stuff.

By: Jason @ MyMoneyMinute

Jason @ MyMoneyMinute — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:17:45 +0000

I think economic stimulus funds should reinforce & encourage good financial behavior. These bailouts don’t seem to allow the benefits to go to those who HAVE been good with their finances.

Here’s my detailed comments on the Stimulus Plan. I’d be interested in your thoughts:
(Part One) http://tinyurl.com/cbxddr
(Part Two) http://tinyurl.com/de4aq9

By: MoneyNing

MoneyNing — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:55:15 +0000

Dividend Growth Investor: I’m honored!

marci: It’s interesting that you put it that way. Have you checked how much life insurance is and saw that it was too expensive or is it that you are afraid of needing to pay for it?

By: marci

marci — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:23:57 +0000

I’d like to see universal health care of some sort – I think that would open up soooo many jobs! Reason being, some of us are just working for health insurance – we could retire, but don’t want to loose that free company provided health insurance. If I had that health insurance piece (free) then I’d retire, my job would open up, and someone else would have a job. And as I’ve been there awhile, the new person would start in at lower wages, saving the company money also.

I honestly would be retired if I had that free health insurance coming in. There must be others out there in the same boat?

By: Dividend Growth Investor

Dividend Growth Investor — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:04:53 +0000

I like this bailout much better than the TARP bailout, for which there was no breakdown in the early days
OH! You’re my new favorite blogger fyi

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:08:48 +0000

I agree. The allocation is so less for education and job training programs.

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:09:55 +0000

Good breakdown of the economic bill. I can’t believe that we are spending almost more money for unemployment insurance than all of training and education combined.