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Old 01-29-2009, 06:25 PM
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President Barack Obama’s $819 billion (£572 billion) economic stimulus package has been approved by the US House of Representatives.The President hopes to sign the package into law in February and said the package includes $275 billion in tax cuts, including a credit worth $500 dollars for each worker and $1,000 for couples. However, the [...]

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Those are some eye-watering figures... hopefully things will start to improve, but I just feel a more fundamental shift in policy is required, rather than simply throwing money at the problem
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