Comments on View from the Cloud: Editorial: Will we be stimulated?

I'm donating half to Jeff and the other half to bu...

2008-01-31T12:47:00.000-06:00

I'm donating half to Jeff and the other half to buy diapers. Now Jeff, will you forget the little people like myself on your way to stardom?

I'm also extremely skeptical about this idea's abi...

2008-01-31T08:54:00.000-06:00

I'm also extremely skeptical about this idea's ability to make any meaningful change in the country's economic situation. I think our problems run a lot deeper and are not going to be solved by these kinds of unimaginative quick fixes that our government seems to be so fond of. That being said, if things go as planned, we'll be using ours towards the purchase of a new house, so I'm, uh, all for it. Hehe.

I will use my rebate check to pay my federal taxes...

2008-01-30T19:57:00.000-06:00

I will use my rebate check to pay my federal taxes which seem to go up every year.

chris c - For sure. And that is just one of a seve...

2008-01-29T13:05:00.000-06:00

chris c - For sure. And that is just one of a several things that have contributed to our mess of an economy.

carla - Good one.

jennine - Someone told me last night that they heard it was going to be capped at 2 or 3 kids, but now I just heard on the radio that there's 2 different versions of this thing on the floor, so who knows how it will end up. I'd still like to see your R,W & B living room though!

Wow. A married couple with seven kids... I should ...

2008-01-29T11:39:00.000-06:00

Wow. A married couple with seven kids... I should be getting a check for like a bazillion dollars or something.

I'm pretty sure I will paint my living room in a pretty red, white and blue pattern.

Don't tell Darren I said that.

It makes my head hurt...this so called 'stimulatio...

2008-01-29T07:46:00.000-06:00

It makes my head hurt...this so called 'stimulation package', It's like cutting off the end of a blanket to sew it on the other end to make it longer.

Every stimulus package passed in the past was too ...

2008-01-28T22:25:00.000-06:00

Every stimulus package passed in the past was too late. The problem is not the timing it is that this isn't a viable solution.

The crux of the economic issue is that we have not learned to ensure practical loan/credit issuing during times of expansion.

We always have lax lending rules during times of expansion which is really stupid.

Hell, we still have it going on. All this talk about how to help people in trouble but yet payday loans are legal.

emma - Oh geez, could I be any luckier! And to thi...

2008-01-28T21:53:00.000-06:00

emma - Oh geez, could I be any luckier! And to think this is the one week I didn't buy a lottery ticket. D'oh!

elizabeth - I sure wish they could speed that process up for you. Until I started reading your blog I had NO idea how slow and painful the trip actually is. Good luck with your adoption and I'm always checking on you and hoping your day will come soon.

bill - The stock market is nothing but a bunch of superstitious people trying to second guess the future based on misinformation of today. But one thing's for sure, it wasn't an automated machine that threw our economy into a tailspin or an interest cut that saved it. This recession has been building for a decade and is based on the fact that greedy gigantic companies are in bed with the crooked politicians who make the spending decisions.

Um, I mean good point.

Banks all over the world slumped on MLK Monday. A...

2008-01-28T21:00:00.000-06:00

Banks all over the world slumped on MLK Monday. American banks opened downward Tuesday, but the President stopped the slide with an interest cut. He remembered how his father was critized for being too late with his tax cut.
The current market problem began in France. A bank retrieved 7.3 billion in stocks and quickly dumped them on a market already in decline. This triggered an automatic sell order to machines around the world. Machines programed to sell can start an avalance, and no one has addressed that problem.-Bill

Ours will go right into the adoption fund which wi...

2008-01-28T20:11:00.000-06:00

Ours will go right into the adoption fund which will eventually end up going to China. So it will stimulate someone's economy, but not ours.

Make that three websites! Come get your prize, MUL...

2008-01-28T19:20:00.000-06:00

Make that three websites! Come get your prize, MULLET MAN!!

shieldmaiden96 - Hah, that's great! So that's what...

2008-01-28T15:39:00.000-06:00

shieldmaiden96 - Hah, that's great! So that's what they mean by the "luck of the Irish" huh?

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Now then, I must add... I'm VERY disappointed in all of you. 21 votes in the poll so far and not ONE of you has chosen to donate it to me. Some friends you are.

I have 'Irish luck', which basically means that wi...

2008-01-28T15:35:00.001-06:00

I have 'Irish luck', which basically means that within days of the receipt of this check, something will go wrong with my car that costs the amount of the check plus or minus about $14. So its very likely my check should just be cut to my mechanic.

mooselet - Well that's just plain weird. Leave it ...

2008-01-28T15:35:00.000-06:00

mooselet - Well that's just plain weird. Leave it to the US. I guess when you're broke you gotta get your money wherever you can.

rickey - Well then, good luck with all that.

marie - Maybe they should just give out candy bars instead. It would be a hell of a lot cheaper AND accomplish the same thing.

I completely agree with you. I remember being real...

2008-01-28T15:27:00.000-06:00

I completely agree with you. I remember being really excited with my rebate check in 2000 or so, but I'm older and wiser now. I hope this doesn't go through. What we need is not spending money, it's debt relief. We need them to fix things from their end. Giving us cash is like giving a fat kid a candy bar.

Rickey's spending his refund on pornography and in...

2008-01-28T15:09:00.000-06:00

Rickey's spending his refund on pornography and intoxicants. So yes, in the literal sense of the word, Rickey will be stimulated. Engorged even.

We file taxes because all US citizens are required...

2008-01-28T14:40:00.000-06:00

We file taxes because all US citizens are required to do so every year, whether or not you've earned any US income. So the Hermit's paycheck, despite being earned outside the US in an Australian company, is taxed by Uncle Sam. The US is the only country that does this, to my knowledge.

If I were getting any funds, I'd probably put it towards bills.

ve - Don't worry, I won't get a big head... until ...

2008-01-28T13:45:00.000-06:00

ve - Don't worry, I won't get a big head... until Oprah calls that is, cause you know, I hear she's always looking for midwestern daddy bloggers to put on the payroll.

I hope all this fame at other blogs doesn't go to ...

2008-01-28T12:43:00.000-06:00

I hope all this fame at other blogs doesn't go to your head...

chase - Hmmm, maybe I'm wrong, but I have a feel F...

2008-01-28T12:39:00.000-06:00

chase - Hmmm, maybe I'm wrong, but I have a feel Freud would have something to say about your comment.

chris - I'm with you. Obviously I enjoy getting free money as much as the next guy, but if I had anything to say about it I wouldn't have voted for it. BTW, thanks for doing my interview. That was TONS of fun!

mooselet - You're absolutely right. It's not the US' money to spend in the first place. And now you've got me curious.... why do you have to file taxes in Australia?

neva - Cool, I've never made anyone lilt before!

pg - Hey I'm with you. We'll probably get $2100 with our 3 kids. I'm not saying I won't spend it, I just don't think it's going to do what they think it's going to do.

mom thumb - Good plan. My 401k is shrinking on a daily basis too. Man, I hate shrinkage!

I will put Neosporin on it and use it to soothe th...

2008-01-28T11:07:00.000-06:00

I will put Neosporin on it and use it to soothe the wounds caused by the devastation of the mutual funds in my IRA.

Hell, I am not going to refuse the check. What wit...

2008-01-28T09:27:00.000-06:00

Hell, I am not going to refuse the check. What with the two of us and four kids should be 2400.00.
It will help us out and while we are not going to go blow it all on a big ticket American made item sold by an American owned store it will help us financially.
And it provide us an opportunity to spend more elsewhere somewhere down the line. Not a panacea, but a few more drops in my bucket.

oh man... i wish i had time to A) take this "poll"...

2008-01-28T07:55:00.000-06:00

oh man... i wish i had time to A) take this "poll" and/or B) read your "interview" on AngrySeafood. that said, i'll be back later to do both!!

naturally, i DID read your post on The Snark, and found it to be a lilting and laughable trip down your personal musical memory lane! : )

I won't be seeing any of this vaunted cash, at lea...

2008-01-28T07:54:00.000-06:00

I won't be seeing any of this vaunted cash, at least I assume we won't despite us being forced to file US taxes every year without a US income, so I can't spend it. I can't see how they can give people money they don't have in the first place. Go try it with your utility providers and see how far you get! As I said on another blog, this is retail therapy the country can't afford.

Grrr I'm angry! Not really but the interview is up...

2008-01-28T00:07:00.000-06:00

Grrr I'm angry! Not really but the interview is up and it is another fine one in the growing series. :)

On-topic: I'm torn because while it is my money they are giving me back this is a bad idea overall.