What They'll Do With Their Stimuli

Now that Congress and the president have settled on a stimulus package that funnels money into the pockets of many consumers, will people use it for a spending spree that perks up the economy? Not necessarily. In an ABC News/Washington Post poll, just 22 percent of respondents said they’ll spend the money from a stimulus-package check, while 30 percent said they’ll save it. Thirty-one percent said they’ll apply it to their bills (which, of course, means they’ve already spent it).