Nearly 40 Percent of Stimulus Paid Out
The Obama administration has paid out $309 billion of the nearly $800 billion stimulus, according to the latest figures available from Recovery.gov and the White House. That includes $190 billion in spending and $119 billion in tax cuts issued so far.
You can check out the details on our interactive Stimulus Progress Bar, which shows how much agencies have spent.
And if that fails to satiate your appetite for stimulus spending graphics, you can also check out our Stimulus Speed Chart, which tracks how quickly agencies have been obligating and disbursing stimulus dollars going back to the passage of the Recovery Act just over a year ago.
This article is part of an ongoing investigation:
Officials have struggled to spend the nearly $800 billion stimulus package quickly and effectively.
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1 comments
websmith
March 1, 2010, 7:50 p.m.
Don’t worry. It’s only 40% now, but when the election gets closer, the money from this Congressional slush fund will start hitting the streets where you live. If you’re careful, it might last you through Christmas. Be very careful because, like the cash for junkers money, you may end up having to pay taxes on this taxpayer money that belonged to your children before they took it from you and gave it back.
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