Stimulus package

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Republicans can be friendly to solar energy -- just don't use the terms "recovery act" or "stimulus package" when lobbying them for government subsidies. That was the message from GOP political adviser Mary Matalin at the largest solar conference in the country on Thursday.

President Barack Obama wants to expand tax relief for businesses and boost federal spending on transportation systems to help spur the economy, and is expected this week to announce an expanded tax incentive to encourage business investment, according to Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources. Obama...

Economists say the Obama administration's stimulus program actually saved the country's economy from plunging into the Great Depression 2.0. Yet that news will likely fail to sway voters who believe the current administration didn't do enough to support the economy.

What will the stimulus really cost? The Congressional Budget Office estimates $814 billion. That's less than the office's estimate of $862 billion in January, but more than the original estimate of $787 billion.

The academic tussle over stimulus spending is a sign that the Establishment has run out of ideas about how to turn around a limping economy. America needs effective policy responses now -- not a raging battle in ivory towers.

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Banks are not the enemy. Although many imperfections exist in our financial system, turning banks into a target or a tool for recovery will end poorly. Over time, things will work out in the absence of counterproductive, even if well-intentioned, meddling.

Montana's governor calls the city of Bozeman's approval of nearly $50,000 in stimulus funds to repair tennis courts a misuse of government funds. But the rugged Western town volleys back that putting people to work -- and getting children outdoors -- is just what the money is for.