Thursday, November 26, 2009

Can You Get Money From The Government?


By Jess Jackson

Why do people think that they can make money with government grants? Barack Obama is now the President and it seems like people voted for him because they though he was going to give them money. This is silly if you think about it although Democrats do have a habit of giving out a lot of our taxpayer's money. The stimulus bill is giving away lots of money to corporations and trying to keep them afloat but he is not giving out money via the grant system. People are desperate right now and they are hoping to get money any way they can.

Many Americans are having a very difficult time right now financially and they are looking for ways out anywhere they can find them. Because the stimulus bill is so big and so many companies seem to be getting bailed out, people might be under the impression that there is money for them there as well. They don't understand or care that all the money from the stimulus bail out is coming from our own taxpayer dollars. It will be our children that will end up paying for much of this in the form of higher taxes.

When you think about it, it is sad that there are people that honestly believe they are going to be getting something for nothing from the government. It is sad that they think the government is there just to give them free things. Did these people really feel they were going to get free money if Obama was elected?

There are indeed some people that will get government assistance in many different ways but no one is going to directly get free money out of this. Unless Obama decides to cut all lower income families a stimulus check, there will be no handouts. The chance of that happening though, is slim as there just isn't enough money to go around.

Businesses as well as state and local governments have been the main recipients of the money that has come from the stimulus bill. There is very little set aside for the likes of you and me and whatever there is will be hard and confusing to qualify for. So, if you do need money to pay off loans or for other purposes, the stimulus bill will probably not be your answer.

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