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techpresident.com - 2/17/2009

What's in the New Recovery.Gov (And What's Missing)

— techpresident.com — Recovery.gov just launched. And that, of course, calls for an insta-reaction to what's on the as-released federal... stimulus oversight site and what's not there, yet. What's There: Graceful Timeline of the "Recovery" Process. It's an ... (more) What's in the New Recovery.Gov (And What's Missing)

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chicagoboyz.net - 2/19/2009

The Impact of Regulatory Overkill

— chicagoboyz.net — This is so depressing that I barely have the heart to write this post. Back in December... , I posted about the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, which was passed with the intent of protecting children from harmful substances in clothing, toys, ... (more) The Impact of Regulatory Overkill

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Recovery.Gov: White House Website To Track Stimulus Goes Live
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... "Once the money starts to go out to build new roads, modernize schools, and create new jobs, we'll be able to give you the details on spending," the site reads. "Right here on Recovery.gov, you'll be able to see how, when, and where your taxpayer dollars are going." ...

Recovery.Gov: White House Website To Track Stimulus Goes Live
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... "Once the money starts to go out to build new roads, modernize schools, and create new jobs, we'll be able to give you the details on spending," the site reads. "Right here on Recovery.gov, you'll be able to see how, when, and where your taxpayer dollars are going." ...

CAP Gets it All Wrong on White House New Media
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — ... be focusing on: "education," "transparency," and "accountability." Recovery.gov aims to "explain" the stimulus bill, "show how, when, and where the money is spent," and "provide data that will allow citizens to evaluate the [stimulus bill's] progress and provide feedback." The site's databases are still being built up, but already users can explore which agencies are getting stimulus money, find out what the estimated job impact is in each state, read through information on approved ...

Say, About Those Shovel Ready Projects….
Pirate's Cove — ... Anyhow, if only $62 billion has been spent, I think Sheriff Joe could call the Generational Theft Act a complete failure. These same yahoos are estimating that the Porkulus will save/create 3,423,000 jobs in the next two years. Wasn’t Stimulus supposed to have an immediate impact? Wasn’t that why it was ramrodded through Congress before anyone could read it? How do things such as ...

Say, About Those Shovel Ready Projects….
Stop The ACLU — ... of the $787 billion had been spent at this point, of which only 37% was for actual work projects. Anyhow, if only $62 billion has been spent, I think Sheriff Joe could call the Generational Theft Act a complete failure. These same yahoos are estimating that the Porkulus will save/create 3,423,000 jobs in the next two years. Wasn’t Stimulus supposed to have an immediate impact? Wasn’t that why it was ramrodded through Congress before anyone could read it? How do things such as ...

Estimating estimates
SCSUScholars — ... that the Administration's calculation was that if they spent $93,333 they had "created or saved" one job. So the current estimate based on that $1.47b is that currently stimulus has created or saved 15,766 jobs (rounding up). Steward notes that the original proposal from the Administration indicated the state would earn 66,000 jobs, but to be fair that was over two years. Patience, Tom! ...