The Stimulus Package of 2009, a Big Budget

After a month of Obama’s presidency reign he has an $825 Billion budget that was finally approved from congress. The 44th President of the United States of American looks to improve the economy through the integrity that he has put into it as our leader. As motivated as a president can be, the States are still quite far from their goals. The economy is currently in shambles and slowly progresses for the better. This is where the Stimulus Package comes into effect. “A threat to the status quo in Washington” quoted President Obama on Saturday as he described his budget. The President looks to expand healthcare’s special interests, curb pollution and improve education. Some say this is quite a radical stimulus package that is looking 10 years into the future rather than focusing on current issues that need to be fixed now. Obama is rewiring the infrastructure to make our machine tick faster and more efficiently, like clockwork.
The Student Loans proposal would increase grants to students as well as federal loan programs. The administration is considering lending directly to the students. This would end the support of student loans made by banks and other private loaners. Education Secretary, Arne Duncan said “Rather than continuing to subsidize banks, we want to help more students.” This is by far the biggest proposed change since the Higher Education Act was created in 1965. This is the future of our society that needs to be not left without caution. If students cannot get loans and finish their education, than we will not prosper or grow as a country.
Healthcare alone has a $ 634 Billion budget for itself. The system will be revamped so people without health insurance will be able to get care. There are currently 46 million uninsured in the United States that are overwhelmed by this proposal. I feel this is very important being that healthcare has been quite over looked in our society. Other countries around the world offer free benefits to all their people. Here we work hard to buy our health or just pass because we cannot afford it.
Going Green. The proposal is to inject billions of dollars into the industry to reconstruct, rebuild, more energy efficient companies, cleaner techniques in doing business and alternative energy jobs. The Kyoto Protocol signed in 1997, which the U.S. refused to ratify was even discussed in hoping to change climate control. The President plans to meet in December in Copenhagen to sign the treaty once it is reformed. The treaty was originally intended to cute carbon dioxide emissions which aide in global warming. If the United States is not serious, why should anyone else be? The States is the biggest emitter of Co2 in the world. We have to set the example in order for others to take action.
I am actually appeased by the budget. Vicariously, the government shall play its deck of cards on the table to see how exactly it will accomplish these feats. Personally, I would benefit from these three areas. The economy is to see a hypodermic-needle effect of new jobs for energy efficiency. Alas, shall be the time were we change to a greener, healthier lifestyle for our future. “We Will Rebuild and Recover.” – Barack Obama

The actually Stimulus Package can be viewed here or at http://budget.gov/