Ok, so I am a bit of an economic retard. I don't know much about the economy or finances or all that jazz. What I do know however, is that the value of our currency is directly related to the amount of currency in circulation.

I also know that the value of our currency is slipping.

From what I have heard, the purpose of Obama's stimulus package is to save the banks and thus the entire economy from collapsing. So now here is my question. Actually it is a series of questions.

Where the hell is this $800 billion coming from? Are we just gonna hit up the federal reserve bank to create that money and hand it out, or is it going to be coming from money already in circulation? If it is money already in circulation, then what the hell is the government doing sitting on $800 bil? We got problems that said money could have been fixing for years now. If the money needs to be created, won't that extra $800 billion in our currency system cause our dollar's value to plummet? What then? Our money will be worthless and our economic problems will be just beginning. The government can't just go around making new money to cover its financial problems whenever they arise, thats just not how it works.

So please, if there is someone who understands all this stuff better than me, can you please explain how this $800 billion stimulus package is supposed to help our country? thanks
40oz Reviewed by 40oz on . Someone explain how putting our country $800 billion in the hole will help us. Ok, so I am a bit of an economic retard. I don't know much about the economy or finances or all that jazz. What I do know however, is that the value of our currency is directly related to the amount of currency in circulation. I also know that the value of our currency is slipping. From what I have heard, the purpose of Obama's stimulus package is to save the banks and thus the entire economy from collapsing. So now here is my question. Actually it is a series of questions. Where the Rating: 5