USDA: Stimulus helps rural Neb.

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP (Omaha World Herald)

LINCOLN (AP) — Businesses and communities in rural Nebraska have received $111 million in federal loans and grants since the stimulus plan was approved in February 2009.

U.S. Department of Agriculture officials say they believe the stimulus funds are helping the economy through a variety of programs.

About $53 million has helped more than 600 families buy homes.

Six Nebraska businesses received nearly $36 million in government-guaranteed loans. For example, Prairieland Foods in Hallam received a $650,000 loan from a nearby bank that the USDA guaranteed. That money helped Prairieland expand its dairy operation.



Read more: http://www.omaha.com/article/20100218/NEWS01/702189828

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Just this morning conservative radio stattion KFAB was pounding on how the stimulas hasn't helped the country and it especially hasn't helped rural Ne.!!!!!

[NoNothing]

1. WTF

53 million for 600 homes is 88,000 a family! Shit, I don't own a home, where's my 88,000?

[Beavker]

2. Also, stimulus is helping the bewildering pothole problem in Omaha too.

Without it, Right wing, Teabagging Escalade drivers all over Omaha would be bitching about the potholes and yet fighting any tax increases to fix them.