Is there a website that shows where the stimulus money was spent? Needed to counter a winger at our

[mahina]

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Aloha DU economy forum brainiacs!

I am searching for a website with state by state data on the stimulus spending. I found this one by the Center for American Progress http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/01/house_stimulus_overview.html but is is not very informative.

This is to counter someone who is telling lots (and lots) of people that President Obama syphoned the money to cronies, when I know for sure that most of it went to tax cuts, to balance state budgets that were hammered by the drop in revenue, and to investment in programs all over the country that kept us out of a depression. The insinuation is the lie that we must counter across the country. It is fed by ignorance and fear, the perennial favorite breakfast of GOP champions.

Any suggestion would be much appreciated. Google has been not so helpful with the exception of the CAP site above. Thank you for your help in advance! Mahalo~

[Tx4obama]

1. Here are some links

http://stimuluswatch.org/index.php/project/by_state

http://www.recovery.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Go to Yahoo search or Google and search for: where the stimulus money went state by state
and tons of results come up.

[mahina]

2. Mahalo!!

Thank you very much Tx4obama!

[Frustratedlady]

7. I thought Gov. Perry refused stimulus funds? Look at the number of projects they had. n/t

[mahina]

8. Here's the reply and context. Thank you for your help!

http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/Bad_economy_hastens_demise_of_Social_Security.html

Posting this because it's up to us, we can expect more of this kind of drive-by smear. My long comment has not posted yet, and I took an hour to research and edit it. gggr short comment posted instantly. Wish I had copied it before posting.

[Angry Dragon]

3. Tell them to produce the links to their facts

[Mnemosyne]

4. You are so funny, Angry Dragon!

:rofl:

[Angry Dragon]

6. I am glad I could bring laughter to you so early in the day

:hi: :hi: :hi: :hi:

[Mnemosyne]

10. You will never know how much that laugh meant to me at that exact moment in a very rough night.

:hi::hug::hi::hug::hi:

[mahina]

5. That's the thing about fear and ignorance based innuendo

You know...they can really shovel it and it's plausible to most people because we have been dumbed down, I think on purpose.

I'm just lucky he asked the question, "where did the stimulus money go"?, and lucky to have you guys to help.

We should be the anti-bullshit ready squad...I guess we are, in a decentralized way!

[mwb970]

9. My suggestion is "Don't waste your time".

Nothing you can say or produce will have any effect on this joker. It will just waste your time and make you even more frustrated. You might as well have a "debate" with a birther. Any facts you present will be called forgeries and lies. THESE PEOPLE CANNOT BE REACHED. Why bother trying?

[mahina]

11. I hear you , but we can't let them control the dialogue.

We should be on attack, not on defense!

[snot]

12. +1