Stimulus Tracker News Today

  The Fiscal Timeline of CRFB's Fiscal Roadmap Project keeps track of key economic, financial and policy developments affecting the nation's fiscal future. 2011 March

New headlines are teasing a fourth stimulus check heading to your address. However, make no mistake: the President's Administration and Congress have not approved a fourth round of stimulus check payment.

Who gets a payment? The payments are worth up to $1,400 per person and are expected to reach 85% of households, according to the White House. Families will receive an additional $1,400 per dependent, so a couple with two children could receive up to $5,600. Unlike prior rounds, families will now receive the additional money for adult dependents over the age of 17. The full amount goes to individuals earning less than $75,000 of adjusted gross income, heads of households (like single parents) ea...

  Like many of you, I have been aggravated while tracking my stimulus with the IRSs online tool. Heres a workaround that will allow you to accurately track your stimulus. This has been a frustrating week for many Americans, to say the least. Not only is America handing out billions of dollars to big companies and foreign countries while everyday Americans are receiving only $600, but a lot of Americans still havent received their second stimulus at all. That alone is the problem everyone s...