Assignment #3, J. Helms

The article "Trade-offs in Stimulus Package," by Madison Powers, was published on CQ Politics website on Feb. 4. This article was written to make people think about how the stimulus package is going to affect everyone. It's directed to everyone in the United States. The basic argument is between the big picture and the small picture. The big picture is putting money towards large projects such as infrastructure which includes transportation, road construction, building and repairing bridges, and other components that would be part of the economic recovery plan. This would also help create new jobs for people. The small picture is putting money towards the small projects with lasting significants as helping states and locals with budgets, assist in pension funds, keeping basic local services, and jobs.