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Congress could use six tactics to stimulate the economy

1. The extension of credit for buyers

Recently The Congress adopted a bill of $ 8,000 credit for first time buyers which expires Nov. 30. The program was considered successfully by dozens of economists, and dozens of industries have been lobbying hard for its expansion. New law also raises the income limits and creates a new loan, less for home ownership is not the first time.

2. Tickets $ 250 to recipients of Social Security

Obama has asked Congress to send another batch of $ 250 checks to recipients of social security benefits. Earlier this year, the checks were sent to recipients Social Security and taxpayers enrolled in Veterans Administration, Railroad Retirement benefits and Supplemental Security Income programs under the stimulus package in February to $ 787 billion economy. Since announcing last week that there would be no increase the amount of money people receive from Social Security this year, many predicted another single payment will be made.

3. Extension unemployment benefits

With companies cutting is becoming increasingly difficult for Americans to find new jobs, as such, the average time it takes a person to find a new job is much longer than the period of time can receive unemployment benefits. It is therefore likely that Congress will extend the amount of time people can collect their benefits. Some proposals for the House of Representatives seeks to provide additional 13 weeks benefits in states with unemployment rates of 8.5% or more, while the Senate is considering proposals to extend benefits to all United States.

4. Health Insurance for Unemployed Workers

Earlier this year, Congress passed a law that grants a 65% premium COBRA for health insurance for workers laid off between September 2008 and the end of this year. For those of you who may not know, COBRA is program that allows taxpayers to keep their health insurance benefits after being fired. Since the subsidy, the enrollment COBRA doubled and it is expected that the Congress extend the program until next year.

5. Incentives for companies hiring new employees

The stimulus package was originally a tax credit for employers who hire new workers, but withdrew before the bill was promulgated. Now members of Congress are considering a series of proposals designed to encourage businesses to hire new employees. This a proposal to the Senate to propose a $ 4,000 tax credit to companies that increase their payroll. However, there are many criticisms these incentives, and I'm not sure if there is more and more law.

6. Refunds for loss

A few weeks ago announced the chairman of the House, Nancy Pelosi, also considered a proposal by a Republican member of Congress would allow companies that lose money to use their losses to get a refund of taxes paid during the last five years. Today, most companies can not use losses in order to obtain a refund of the previous year. A similar proposal was included in a first draft recovery plan in February, but was abandoned when he discovered that would cost 20 billion dollars.

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