In the past, our economy has been best when private companies are making money and hiring new people to work. I am not quite sure where all of the economic recovery plan money is going, but I personally think that it should go towards reducing small business taxes because when the small businesses are thriving, the economy stabalizes. I know that politicians do have to help the “big companies,” but it would be nice if all of that money would be put towards honest, private businesses. It might even be better if we didn’t even borrow the money in the first place, I mean, why go into all of this debt? I guess, what I am wondering is: What are the alternatives to getting a HUGE loan and could our economy stabalize w/o a recovery plan? Could we figure it out ourselves? But I guess that is what we elect politicians to do. Figure it out for us. It would be nice if we would elect them into office, support/encourage them, and thank them. Not, insult them.