As of March 1, 14 states began offering rebates for consumers purchasing energy-efficient appliances—for example, up to $500 back for refrigerators in Iowa. Next month, 23 more states step up with energy-efficient stimulus packages of their own.
Everyone loves the idea of helping laid-off workers get new skills for new careers, but it turns out that job training programs have been largely ineffectual in helping laid-off workers find jobs.
Has the stimulus bill helped all that many industries, let alone individuals? If the president had done nothing, would we be in any worse shape than we are today? Was the stimulus a waste of time and money? Was it not enough money?
