The Big 100: Obama and our money

Andrea Chalupa
Updated

Here's what the real reincarnation of JFK, according to SNL, has done for our wallets since entering office:

  • The Dow Jones has gone from 7,949.09 to 8,016.95, a 0.9% increase during an earth-shaking financial crisis, not bad.

  • The $1 now is worth .769 Euros, a 0.5% slide since January 20.

  • More money for clean energy and green companies. Nearly $100 billion for new transit, weatherization, clean-tech vehicles, wind and solar power, and green jobs, according to

  • According to the Commerce Department, home sales fell by 0.6% last month.

  • Some banks are returning bailout money! Goldman Sachs returned $10 billion in bailout money after reporting a better-than-expected first quarter.

  • The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, as reported by Fox News, released a report that nine states have used stimulus money to reverse or prevent budget cuts, thanks to the historical passage of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

  • His budget calls for "$630 billion investment to overhaul the nation's health care system," from the Wall Street Journal.

  • The Making Work Pay Tax Credit gives singles $400 and couples $800 back in tax credit for 2009 and 2010.

  • $30 million in the stimulus package for micro loans to entrepreneurs and small business.

  • Unemployment is at 8.6% and rising, but the President provided funding for states to extend unemployment benefits.

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