The Audacity of Help Obama's Stimulus Plan and the Remaking of America

by Wasik, John F.

• ISBN13: 9781576603567
• ISBN10: 1576603563
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-26
• Publisher: Bloomberg Press

Summary

The US is currently facing its greatest economic crisis since the 1930s. President Obama has taken quick and decisive action to enact an economic stimulus package strong enough to address problems of historic proportions. But what does this new package really mean for American families, businesses, investors, taxpayers, as well as an international audience? The Audacity of Helpunrolls the blueprints and offers insights on how the economic stimulus package - as passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama - will affect healthcare, education, the environment, energy, taxes and more. The book includes analysis of sectors and industries that stand to benefit, as well as those that will not. The author's conclusions are firmly grounded in a comprehensive and enlightened evaluation of the final economic package passed into law, and his analysis is underpinned by extensive research and interviews with experts from each of the relevant economic sectors.

Author Biography

John F. Wasik is the author of twelve books, including The Cul-de-Sac Syndrome and The Merchant of Power. He speaks widely and writes a weekly Bloomberg News column that reaches readers on five continents and which earned him the 2009 Peter Lisagor Award for journalism. He lives in Chicago.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Introduction: A Brief History of Obamanomics	p. 3
First Aid and Income Boosters	p. 17
Rebuilding Infrastructure, Creating Jobs	p. 35
Bottom-Up Economics: Small-Business Benefits	p. 51
Job Creators and the Green-Collar Bonus	p. 65
Get Smarter	p. 81
Borrowing Wisely	p. 97
Restoring Home Ownership: Keeping the Dream Alive	p. 113
Health-Care Reform	p. 125
Unfinished Business: Long-Range Goals in Entitlement Reform	p. 141
The Road Ahead	p. 155
Appendix	p. 173
Resources	p. 185
Index	p. 193
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