What Were The Stimulus Grants Of 2009 Supposed To Do?
The economy in the United States is slowly improving today and this has to do with
many different things including investments and increase consumer confidence. People are starting to spend more money and this is helping to gradually bring the economy back to life.
A lot of people are still out of work but the unemployment numbers have come down to just under 10%. This is lower than it was at it's height and some people are willing to give credit for the better numbers to the stimulus bill that was passed in 2009.
These grants were intended to fund things that were neglected in recent years. Educational programs for children in grade school are an example of this. Investing in these programs helped to lift the burden off of parents by allowing the children to experience more at school. The children develop hobbies and they stay after school in order to allow parents the freedom of not worrying about hiring a sitter.
Some of the stimulus grant money was for helping students from poorer families be able to go to college and continue their education. The more students who move on to college and don't settle for low paying dead end jobs, the better off we are as a country. Sometimes a little help is needed and that is what the stimulus grants were for.
Other things these grants were intended to address was the issue of putting Americans back to work. The bridges and roads of many cities and states have been neglected over the past decade and the objective here was to invest these funds into fixing these. This would result in higher employment due to the increased need for labor jobs created by these grants.
Over the years, much in our country that has been needed to be improved has been ignored. The grants from the stimulus bill addressed some of these needs and is hopefully making this a better place to live in.