February 12, 2009

StreetTalk by Carol Rosen

President Obama’s Stimulus Bill is expected to pass the Senate this week. What do you think the bill will do for you? (Asked at the PW at Via Valiente Center)


“Hopefully it will give people a little more confidence in increasing the economy so that business starts thriving again. I think it will give people more hope that there will be change now that Barack Obama is in the White House and he’s doing some good.“

Tracee Clausen, 52
Almaden
Bookkeeper


“First, because I’m retired, it probably won’t have much to do for me, but I hope that it will provide job security for my children and free up the credit market and make a start toward real cost stability. I’m mainly concerned about my kids and their future.”

Brian Kane, 64
Almaden
Retired


“Absolutely, if it can give me some money in my pocket it would be great because that will stimulate the economy. I’m wondering if a payroll tax cut will be a more immediate fix in that it will allow people to feel they have more money in their wallets and would stimulate the economy more.”

Jennifer Gonzalez, 40ish
Almaden
Junior Kindergarten teacher


“Actually my [school] district gets property taxes from Saratoga and Los Gatos, but the stimulus might help homeowners keep their homes or it may stimulate more buying and selling [of homes]in Saratoga so that it would trickle down into the school district.”

Kim Anzalone, 51
Almaden
Saratoga High School teacher


“It will cost me a lot of money. I don’t think we need dog parks; it’s mostly a waste.”

Grace Bates, 65
Almaden
Retired teacher


“It will probably help my dad’s business.”
Sabrina Sarkes, 18

Almaden
De Anza College
student


“I think he should make all the corporations stop outsourcing. I was complaining to the local newspapers [Mercury News and the Chronicle] and I was connected to someone in the Philippines.”

Esther, 83
Almaden
Retired teacher


“I hope it creates many more jobs and gets people back to work.”

Reiko Simon, 40ish
Almaden
Homemaker