Retailers want to be stimulated

We all know retailers are in trouble in the current economic meltdown largely because consumers are in trouble. Now the National Retail Federation wants President-elect Obama to include them in his stimulus package. The NRF proposal seeks tax-free periods of 10 days each in the months of March, July, and October 2009 and has the federal government reimburse states for the lost tax revenue.

Let's hope the proposal doesn't make it to Obama's list of New Year resolutions...