19 Feb
How Much Will You Benefit From the Stimulus Package?
President Obama will sign the $787 billion stimulus package into law this week, with approximately 35% going towards tax cuts and the rest going towards stimulus spending. Just about everyone stands to benefit from the stimulus in some fashion in the short-term, but a few demographics have an opportunity to reap more gains than others. Here is a list of seven groups of Americans who stand to gain the most from the soon to be enacted stimulus package.
1. Wage Earners & the Self-Employed
2. First-Time Homebuyers
3. Home-Owners Looking to Improve Home Energy-Efficiency
4. Vehicle Buyers
5. Students
6. The Unemployed
7. Middle Classers Scheduled to Get an AMT Tax Hit
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