States must change their laws???
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| Mon, 02-23-2009 - 7:25am |
To get the money for the stimulus bill, the requirement is the states must change their laws to pay out more money to those already receiving unemployment benefits and put people who perhaps would not have been eligible to get on it and when the bailout money is gone, the states would have to continue to foot the bill themselves. That would require raising the taxes for everyone in the state. This is not a good plan! This will backfire and cost us all more money in the near future. If the gov wants to help the states handle the unemployment issue then fine. But don't require a permanent change in the laws of the states. Feds shouldn't interfere with state and local government. Here is the link to the article...
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/22/stimulus.governors/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

Most states are having serious financial problems if money is accepted from the fed it can't be gratis.
>"The number of workers receiving unemployment checks for one week or more rose to a record 4,987,000 in the week ended Feb. 7, the most recent data available. That tops the previous week's revised level of 4,817,000."<
http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/19/news/economy/jobless_claims/?postversion=2009021909
States Without a State Income Tax
http://www.irs.gov/efile/article/0,,id=130684,00.html
Where you live can make a big difference in how much you pay in taxes. So can whether you smoke and how you get to work in the morning.
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Taxes/Advice/TheBestAndWorstStatesForTaxes.aspx
Obama: Americans to See Tax Cuts by April 1
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-02-21-voa3.cfm
What's your Obama Tax Cut! Find Out...
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http://origin.barackobama.com/taxes/