"Economic Stimulus Program" is very much an Orwellian New Speak term. The economy is obviously NOT being stimulated and the only thing that seems to be stimulated by it is all the pork projects that were tied to it.

Business as a whole in our economy is almost at a standstill. Companies are spending as little as possible in hopes they can make it out the other side of all this debacle intact. Most businesses growth and expansion plans have either been canceled or put on hold until ...

John Q public is typically doin about the same and unless you're selling food or toilet paper you're not likely to be getting stimulated by his income.

And to the witless one who posted above here ...does the old movie quote "If I'm goin down I'm gonna take a lot of you with me." ring any bells? If it doesn't then perhaps it should