State by State Stimulus Plan Analysis

The American Progress.org is reporting on the House and Senate version of the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act. They are reporting on the scale and breadth necessary to begin tackling the economic chaos that President Barack Obama has inherited from former President George W. Bush. The various spending programs and tax cuts contained in the bills will help communities across the entire nation. These maps show state-by-state allocations for the aspects of the plan for which we could establish where the money is going. This constitutes 66 percent of the total cost of the package for the House plan and 68 percent for the Senate plan. The maps also show the proportion of the funds that will help each state balance their budgets rather than providing additional funding for specific programs.

These state and local funds include direct tax cuts for working families; increased unemployment insurance and food stamps to help those most in need; new funding to equip the education system for the 21st century; additional funds for existing clean energy programs; state-level infrastructure projects; and assistance that is necessary to protect vital services such as Medicaid. More HERE