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5 years later, economic stimulus legacy is a thing of debate
Some signs of the law, including people, serve as reminders
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Army Corps of Engineers park Ranger Christie Pinson, hired with federal stimulus money as a part-timer in the summer of 2009, took a pay cut to leave her teaching job. “It was worth every penny,” she said last week. “I really loved the job.” She has also recouped more than the pay cut, Pinson said. - photo by NAT GURLEY
The federal stimulus was certainly a boost to Christie Pinson’s personal economy. Five years ago, the Army Corps of Engineers used part of its share of the congressionally authorized money to hire summer workers, including Pinson. Today, the former seventh-grade English teacher from Alabama is working full-time for the corps, managing day-use parks at Lake Lanier.