Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Obama stimulus benefits for average American

President Barack Obama will sign the economic stimulus bill into law today.

Here are some of the benefits going directly to ordinary people:

About $116 billion for those who make less than $75,000 a year who have taxes withheld. Individuals will get $400; couples, $800.

About $15 less deduction from paychecks starting in July this year, and $7.50 a week next year.

2009 earnings from $200,000 to $500,000 will get about a $4,800 income tax break in 2010. For incomes of $75,000 to $100,000, the 2010 tax savings will be $500. This benefit seems a bit more geared toward lower-tiered wealthy individuals.

Income of $10,000 from $19,000 will be the new requirement for the full $1,000 a child income tax credit.

A $2,500 income tax credit for tuition and related expenses for 2009 and 2010.

The Earned Income Tax Credit provides a $5,000 benefit to low-income families and will be worth $5,600 for 2010 taxes.




Washington Post
The Early Word: The Bill Becomes Law
New York Times - 36 minutes ago
By Michael Falcone After a hard-fought battle on Capitol Hill last week, President Barack Obama plans to signs the stimulus bill today.
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

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Everybody!
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I lied about my income, but they still made me the loan.
So OBama won't you pay off my mortgage for me?

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Anonymous said...

Though others may consider the stimulus bill not to be a good plan, what matters is how the president handles the situation. The economic recovery may take for a while but at least he had his plans already laid down.

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