How America rates the stimulus package
Infrastructure, Mass Transit and Veterans top the list. Digital TV coupons are the least popular.
January 28th, 2pm ET

As the House gets set to vote on the stimulus plan, please also take the time to consider what the American people want. Here is President Obama's plan, ranked by thousands of citizens at WhiteHouse2.org.

Infrastructure and mass transit make repeated appearances high on the list. The most popular is helping veterans, and the least popular is digital TV coupons.

  1. Revamp the VA, making our Veterans a #1 priority
  2. Rebuild and expand the long distance passenger rail system
  3. Restore and Update US Infrastructure
  4. Tax Cut for Working Families
  5. New economy with green, alternate energy, US mass transit
  6. Secure 90 Major Ports
  7. Invest in our infrastructure -- roads, dams, locks, highways
  8. Dramatically Improve Efficiency of Buildings
  9. Deploy Next-Generation Broadband
  10. Protect Our Water
  11. 10% of Electricity from Renewables by 2012 and 25% by 2025
  12. Use the Stimulus Package to Start the Green Economy
  13. 3,000 miles of transmission lines for a new electricity grid
  14. Transparency for spending of stimulus package
  15. Rebuild and expand rail system
  16. No more earmarks
  17. Massive Infrastructure Investments in Transportation/Energy
  18. Invest in proven strategies to reduce medical errors
  19. Create a "green economy"
  20. Establish an Infrastructure Rebuilding Project creating jobs
  21. $2,500 college tax credit for 4 million students
  22. Renovate and modernize 10,000 schools
  23. Pell Grants to make college affordable for 7mil students
  24. Lower Health Care Costs by Investing in IT Systems
  25. Immediately extend unemployment benefits up to one year
  26. Protect health coverage for millions during the recession
  27. Invest in our Next Generation Innovators and Job Creators
  28. Save $2 billion/year with energy efficient federal buildings
  29. Ensure Community-Based Investments in Urban Communities
  30. Support First Responders
  31. Double Early Head Start
  32. Computerize all health records in 5 years
  33. Invest big in preventive medicine
  34. Leverage $100 billion in private clean energy investment
  35. Increase local preventive health programs from 100 to 800
  36. Expand Medicaid family planning services to all 50 states
  37. Spend at least 75% of stimulus in first 18 months
  38. Improve Interoperable Communications for First Responders
  39. Make grants to state governments for stimulus
  40. Increase food stamps benefits for 30 million Americans
  41. Increase funding to the NEA and NEH
  42. Weatherize 2.5 million homes, saving $350 per family
  43. Increase weekly unemployment benefits by $25
  44. Triple the number of fellowships in science
  45. Give $450 to 7.5 million seniors and disabled Americans
  46. Expand the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit
  47. Put 40 million "Smart Meters" in homes
  48. Increase NEA funding by $50 million
  49. Expand the Earned Income Tax Credit
  50. $300 Billion in Tax Cuts for Economic Stimulus
  51. $600 million for Digital TV coupons
You can see this list live (and participate yourself) here: http://whitehouse2.org/issues/stimulus-package/obama

The top 5 recommendations from citizens that are not in President Obama's stimulus plan:

  1. Eliminate Corporate Income Taxes
  2. Stimulate the Economy Using America's Entrepreneur
  3. Universal Health and Dental Care
  4. Increase Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure
  5. Stop Foreclosures and Help Small Businesses, Not Corporations
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