Reason Foundation’s Taxpayer’s Guide to the Stimulus breaks down each section of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to explain just how all that money is being spent, who is spending it, and what the whole stimulus means in layman’s terms.
Introduction
How To Read This Guide
Analysis of Stimulus Spending and Major Provisions
- Agriculture
- Commerce, Justice, and Science
- U.S. Armed Forces
- Energy and Water Development
- Financial Services and Federal Government
- Homeland Security
- Interior Department, Environmental Protection Agency
- Labor and Unemployment Assistance
- State Department and Veterans Affairs
- Transportation Infrastructure
- Housing and Urban Development
- Education
- Public Health
- Tax Cuts and Tax Credits in the Stimulus
- General Provisions and Miscellaneous
Conclusion: Bloating the Bureaucracy and the Growth of Government
Spending Charts and Graphs
Overall Financial Crisis, Bailouts, and Stimulus Spending
Resources to Explore the Stimulus Bill
Recovery.gov – The government’s website to track the stimulus
Recovery.org – Keep track of how the stimulus money is actually being spent
ReadTheStimulus.org – Read any part of the stimulus bill yourself
WSJ Accounting – The Wall Street Journal’s assessment of stimulus spending
ProPublica Accounting – ProPublica’s assessment of stimulus spending
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