The word «stimulus» now has a clear pejorative tone in American politics, such that no supporter of short term stimulus legislation can actually use the word (hence we get Obama's «jobs bill»). (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
Regardless of the final shape or size of federal stimulus legislation, unless New York puts its fiscal house in order, increased federal assistance will only mask our current structural problems, not provide a permanent fix. (bcnys.org)
[32][33][34] As home mortgage foreclosures increased, and details of the 2009 stimulus legislation became known, more organized protests began to emerge. (en.wikipedia.org)