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Assesses the positive aspects of the dispersion of the poor of New Orleans, Louisiana into the economically mixed communities across the U.S. following the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Support of anti-poverty experts for the dispersion of the poor into middle-class neighborhoods; Creation of basic programs to alleviate poverty by the federal and local governments; Background of the idea of dismantling poor neighborhoods to save their inhabitants.

The article looks at the views of Republican Party presidential candidate Mitt Romney towards poverty through government-assistance programs that aid poor Americans. Romney told that one of his campaign goals is to repair the safety net, which is composed of aid programs that help the poor including Social Security, Medicaid, and food stamps. The safety net was started in 1996 by then-U.S. President William Clinton through the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act.

The article reports on the concerns raised by many U.S. lawmakers about the expanded role of the U.S. government in the private sector as of 2009. The government has invested hundreds of billions of dollars in large corporations, such as the American International Group, Chrysler and Citigroup. Majority of Republicans proposed rolling back the bank bailout and the economic stimulus package to boost the economy.

The article reports on the efforts by the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama and Congress to rectify problems associated with the economic stimulus package. According to Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the bill came too late for the spring barge which resulted in stalled projects. Lawmakers raised concerns on the failure of the stimulus package to create the 3 million jobs that supporters promised. Congress has been urged to pass an 18-month extension of the law.

The author contends that the automobile industry needs to build new engine and new cars that answers the concerns of buyers about global climate change and high price of fuel. He explains that U.S. government bailout of automobile companies is a necessary action to help them survive the financial crisis and recession. However, government should only be made until the industry has recovered sufficiently. The decline in automobile is a global phenomenon and there are predictions that after the end of the crisis only six automobile companies will remain.

This article reveals that based on a CNN/Opinion Research poll conducted in mid-March 2009 support for the economic stimulus plan of U.S. President Barack Obama is declining despite Obama's full campaign efforts. Respondents in the March poll gave 54% support for the stimulus plan, down from 60% in February 2009 poll. However, the same poll reveals that Obama remains popular with 64% job approval rating. It presents information on the views of the public about failing banks.

The author discusses the issue of unfairness over the U.S. federal government's bailout of financial institutions that are also the culprit or contributed to the financial crisis and recession facing the country. He explains that U.S. President Barack Obama is simply focused on convincing the public that his solution to the problem might be not fair but that is the best for the future of the country. He says that this could be tough sell for Obama and what he needs is to argue that fairness lies in the future.

This article discusses the magnitude of the challenge facing the U.S. federal government in dealing with the financial crisis and recession. It explains that the public's reaction to such news as bonus of executives at American International Group (AIG) and nationalization of bailout financial institutions borders on the irrational. It suggests the creation of a bank that will absorb the bad assets of banks to help them start to lend in normal terms. It explores that idea of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's plan to buy toxic assets from banks.

This article states that U.S. federal agencies are moving on several fronts to prepared for the $787 billion economic stimulus legislation that President Obama signed in February 2009. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has told federal departments to review and upgrade the computer systems they use to manage grants to handle a spike in applications. OMB Director Peter Orszag warned agencies to be prepared, because a large portion of the $787 billion will be allocated to state and local governments and nonprofits in the form of grants.

This article emphasizes that what U.S. Representative Alan Grayson, Democratic-Florida, a member of the House Financial Services Committee, is raising about the manner in which the federal government doles out money to troubled financial institutions should be given attention by the public. Grayson wants the public and the U.S. Congress to watch carefully the bailout plans of the federal government. Grayson wants to safeguard the taxpayers' money. He contends that the Congress must be tough on financial firms that are responsible for the crisis.

This article focuses on the efforts made by the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama and the Democratic-led Congress to create a good oversight on how the economic stimulus funds will be spent. Many top nonpartisan groups have said that the oversight provisions in the stimulus bill are quite good, but they anticipate that cases of missing money will be much more arcane and harder to detect given the size the stimulus. Recipients of the stimulus funds will have to post descriptions and costs of their projects on a public Web site.

The author contends that the economic stimulus bill signed by U.S. President Barack Obama falls short of what the country needs to deal with recession. He expects that Obama will request additional funds from Congress to lift the economy. He explains that the manner by which the Congress approved the stimulus bill is unsual in that it the bill's details wereve never examined and legislators did not seem to have read the bill at all. He says that thought the stimulus bill is lacking it is good and can be expected to help the economy.

The article reports on the skepticism of members of the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee on the bailout plan unveiled by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. They are certain that Geithner will soon be back to seek a new federal-commitment to prop up ailing banks and to ease the credit crisis. Lawmakers said they are exceedingly wary that Treasury's proposed Financial Stability Plan could enhance the widespread unpopularity of the 2008 Troubled Asset Relief Program.

The author suggests that U.S. President Barack Obama should recast the debate surrounding the economic stimulus package bill by reaffirming his commitment to long-term fiscal discipline. He cites one veteran Democratic as admitting that Democrats seem to be losing the framing of what the economic stimulus bill is. The economic stimulus plan of Obama directs funds toward both short-term stimulus, such as tax cuts and payments to states and long-term investment in health care, energy, education and infrastructure.

This article explains that chief executive officers (CEOs) at large banking firms are preparing for the what is expected to a tough hearing by the U.S. House Financial Services Committee. The largest banks are taking plenty of anger from the White House and Congress. They have been criticized for paying billions of dollars in executive bonuses after their institutions received large federal bailout, and for failing to explain what, if anything, their firms have done with the bailout money to help jump start the economy.

The article comments on U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain's proposed middle-class tax cut. According to McCain, a phase out of the alternative minimum tax is intended to save more than 25 million middle-class families as much as $2,000 in a single year. The author argues that most of the alternative minimum tax's revenue comes from families earning more than $200,000 a year, a group that McCain is not taking credit for rescuing.

The article reports on the introduction of various proposals by U.S. lawmakers that could be included in a roughly $100 billion economic stimulus package designed to counteract rising unemployment and a possible recession as of 2008. Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel worked on a package for Speaker Nancy Pelosi that could provide tax rebates for individuals and families, aid to states, and help for the housing market.

Reports on the decision of the U.S. House of Congress to approve a legislation reauthorizing the community block grant program on February 2004, through the efforts of Democrats to extend federal unemployment benefits. Budget allotted to several anti-poverty programs; Number of Republicans who supported the extension of federal unemployment benefits; Argument issued by Republicans who opposed the extension of federal unemployment benefits.