Article about Recovery Act saving Kokomo, Indiana

[Darth_Ole]

http://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/article/111059/a-town-saved-by-stimulus

KOKOMO, Ind. -- Kokomo is going back to work.

A year and a half ago the fate of this car town, home to four Chrysler plants and a Delphi facility, was as uncertain as the American auto industry itself.

Now, thanks largely to the federal government, the town's unemployment rate has gone from over 20% to under 14%.

Economists disagree over the real nationwide impact of the massive stimulus jolt orchestrated by President Obama. But here in Kokomo, the Recovery Act and Obama's auto bailout have jolted Kokomo back to life -- keeping big industry from fleeing and attracting newcomers as well.

"We wouldn't be standing here," said Brian Harlow, a 32-year Chrysler veteran who grew up in Kokomo and now is based at the company's headquarters outside Detroit. "It would have been a ghost town."

[Frustratedlady]

1. These stories should be told across the nation.

One of the comments I've heard the most about the Stimulus is that it hasn't worked. I see it working in my state and I know it is working in others. However, you don't see it on the news. All you see is Palin, O'Donnell and their ilk with the stupid saying du jour.

Our media is stuck on sensationalism. Well, I, for one, find some of these accomplishments pretty sensational and believe they should be touted.