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Economic Policy Institute ($175) |
AFL-CIO Plan ($260 +) |
Democratic Governors Association ($157) |
National League of Cities ($145.5) |
| State Relief |
* One-time grants to states to offset financial crises and preserve health, education, law enforcement, and other critical services ($50)
* One-time grants to states for school repair and renovation ($25)
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* Provide states with fiscal relief to cover Medicaid costs, maintain and expand SCHIP, meet security needs, increase the Social Services Block Grant, and assist states in meeting federal education mandates
($85) |
* Immediate one-time fiscal relief to states, including a temporary increase in the federal Medicaid contribution ($50) |
* One-time grants to states to for school repairs and rennovation ($25)
* One-time grants to states for unmet homeland security/infrastructure needs ($10)
* One-time grants to states for temporary increase in the federal Medicaid contribution ($10)
* One-time grants to states for highway and transportation funding ($5)
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| Total State Relief: |
$75 |
$85 |
$50 |
$50 |
| Unemployment |
* Federal extension of unemployment benefits and one-time grants to states to expand eligibility to part-time and low-income workers ($25) |
* Same as EPI plan
* Also suggests extension of health insurance benefits to unemployed workers, perhaps through subsidies for maintaining insurance ($25 +) |
* Immediate retroactive extension of unemployment benefits for 26 weeks
* Full reimbursement to states for costs
* A six-month $50/month increase in SII benefits to low-income seniors |
* Federal extension of unemployment benefits ($10) |
| Total Unemployment
Assistance: |
$25 |
$25 + |
$19 |
$10 |
| Tax Cuts |
* One-time tax rebates of 3.5% of the first $15,000 in wages ($65) |
* Same as EPI plan, or
* Flat rebates of $1,000 for low- and moderate-income workers
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* A 2.5% refundable tax rebate on the first $15,000 of wages, so every worker gets up to $375
* Tax incentives for small businesses to invest in technology
* High-speed Internet access for rural and inner city underserved areas
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* One-time tax rebates of 3.5% of the first $15,000 in wages ($65) |
| Total Tax Cuts: |
$65 |
$65 - 150 |
$75 |
$65 |
| Job Creation and Infrastructure Investments |
N/A
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* Investments to rebuild the national industrial core
* Investments in transportation and transit system and infrastructure
* Investments in building and refurbishing our drinking water and wastewater infrastructure
* Investments to build, modernize and repair public schools ($185) |
* Direct investment into school construction and repairs and security upgrades to highway, port, airport, and borders |
* One time grant for transitional job creation in cities and towns ($.5) |
| Total Cost, Job Creation, Infrastructure Investments: |
N/A |
Not costed out; some would be included in state grants |
$13 |
$.5 |
| Minimum Wage |
Raise the minimum wage
(Not included in cost) |
N/A |
N/A |
| Other Temporary Spending |
Other one-time spending (some examples--hiring more teachers, training teachers, cleaning up superfund sites, accelerating investments in sewage treatment plants, etc.)
($10) |
N/A |
N/A |
* Local grants for first responders ($7)
* Local grants for rennovation of aging water infrastructure ($5)
* Local grants for hiring and training law enforcement ($3)
* Local grants for transportation projects ($2.5)
* Local grants for funding HOME program ($1.5)
* Local grants for emergency school repairs ($1)
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| Total Cost - Other Temporary Spending: |
$10 |
n/a |
n/a |
$20 |