Economic Stimulus Package 2009
Ultimately the stimulus failed by its own standards.
Economic stimulus package 2009. President obama has signed into law an economic stimulus package that covers 2009 and 2010. In 2009 like today the country faced economic peril. The american recovery and reinvestment act of 2009 arra pub l.
The economy eventually recovered slowly in spite of biden and the stimulus not because of them. In early february both the us house of representatives and senate voted to pass modified versions of obama s stimulus plan called the american recovery and reinvestment act of 2009. The classic example is the 2009 us economic stimulus package given by congress to the us citizens to save the economy from entering the great depression.
The 2009 recovery act cost around 800. Congress and signed into law by obama in february 2009 just weeks into his first term. In january 2009 president obama proposed a roughly 800 billion stimulus package.
The package s initial phase increased government spending in the selected sectors like infrastructure healthcare education and renewable energy. 2009 03 07 the chinese government has reviewed its investment priorities under the 4 trillion yuan stimulus package introduced in autumn last year with more emphasis given to social. But axelrod and some economists say the 2009 playbook could be a key to.
Lawmakers crafted it in response to the great recession which erupted in the fall of 2008. Known as the american recovery and reinvestment act of 2009 and nicknamed the recovery act the stimulus package was enacted by the 111th u s. The stimulus plan which costs 787 billion over two years is more than 700 pages long.
Back then congress passed a stimulus package that cut taxes expanded unemployment support and more. Then vice president joe biden stands with president barack obama as he signs 787 billion stimulus package in february 2009. Obama s economic team said that the stimulus would prevent unemployment from rising above eight percent.