Details of the stimulus package
02-16-2009, 05:05 AM
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Details of the stimulus package
Not sure if everyone has seen this yet so here you go:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090214/ap_on_...s_who_gets_what
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090214/ap_on_...s_who_gets_what
02-16-2009, 06:34 AM
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That $13 a week in everyones check will sure make a difference! 
At least Bush gave me thousands of dollars in hard cash all at once. That helps people pay their bills and/or buy new stuff right away. WTF will anyone do with $13?
I wish I had the link to Michelle Obama complaining about how the $600 check Bush was sending out during the campaign was peanuts and not worth it. Now her husband cuts it to $500 and spreads it over the whole year. Thats CHANGE for ya!
At least Bush gave me thousands of dollars in hard cash all at once. That helps people pay their bills and/or buy new stuff right away. WTF will anyone do with $13?
I wish I had the link to Michelle Obama complaining about how the $600 check Bush was sending out during the campaign was peanuts and not worth it. Now her husband cuts it to $500 and spreads it over the whole year. Thats CHANGE for ya!
02-16-2009, 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by HARDtoTOP,Feb 16 2009, 10:34 AM
WTF will anyone do with $13?
02-16-2009, 07:53 AM
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I suspect I'm going to end up being taxed more than $13/wk in the future...
And to answer the question, people will continue to be irresponsible with their money, whether it's $13 a week or $130. Regardless of my politics, I have even less faith in the general public. You won't hear a Republican OR a Democrat place blame on people for being idiots, because they need to be elected. But I think the bar of common sense has gotten so low that nobody needs to read the fine print anymore. You just buy what you want with the money or credit you've got at the moment, and when you can't feed or shelter yourself, someone else will take care of you.
And to answer the question, people will continue to be irresponsible with their money, whether it's $13 a week or $130. Regardless of my politics, I have even less faith in the general public. You won't hear a Republican OR a Democrat place blame on people for being idiots, because they need to be elected. But I think the bar of common sense has gotten so low that nobody needs to read the fine print anymore. You just buy what you want with the money or credit you've got at the moment, and when you can't feed or shelter yourself, someone else will take care of you.
02-16-2009, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by elmmx5,Feb 16 2009, 11:38 AM
I'll find a use for it. You have my address, just send that extra money to me.
that won't even get you a rack of Sam per week!
02-17-2009, 04:13 AM
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Originally Posted by HARDtoTOP,Feb 16 2009, 04:08 PM
that won't even get you a rack of Sam per week!
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02-17-2009, 05:03 AM
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that 13 a week will buy me say an extra pizza - then the pizza guy will need to buy more cheese and flour and then the cheese place will need to buy more machines to make extra cheese and then that means extra $$$ in the system
take your $13.00 and multiply it by every tax payer and that's a LOT of money
as a side note the last checks did not help the economy as planned as most just used it to pay bills
take your $13.00 and multiply it by every tax payer and that's a LOT of money
as a side note the last checks did not help the economy as planned as most just used it to pay bills
02-17-2009, 05:11 AM
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I'll take the cash. Maybe I'll spend it, or maybe I'll just bump up the savings deposit.
BTW, we did help stimulate the economy with our last rebate. It helped pay for the fancy railings on our new deck.
Speaking of a new deck, the brick front steps are suffering from the bad winter. I get it repaired every spring....Think the extra cash we will get will buy a new front porch???
BTW, we did help stimulate the economy with our last rebate. It helped pay for the fancy railings on our new deck.
Speaking of a new deck, the brick front steps are suffering from the bad winter. I get it repaired every spring....Think the extra cash we will get will buy a new front porch???
02-17-2009, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Bass,Feb 17 2009, 09:03 AM
that 13 a week will buy me say an extra pizza - then the pizza guy will need to buy more cheese and flour and then the cheese place will need to buy more machines to make extra cheese and then that means extra $$$ in the system
take your $13.00 and multiply it by every tax payer and that's a LOT of money
as a side note the last checks did not help the economy as planned as most just used it to pay bills
take your $13.00 and multiply it by every tax payer and that's a LOT of money
as a side note the last checks did not help the economy as planned as most just used it to pay bills
I mean really, $13 a week is crap. I give more than that to charity. That won't make a single difference to anyone in the country. I can't even get two big mac meals with that.