"Stimulus"

jimmyz · Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:02 pm Post subject: Re: "Stimulus"

this is bush saying you where right and i can't talk about it. so here stock up.

PeakOiler · Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:14 pm Post subject: Re: "Stimulus"

Pops · Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:42 pm Post subject: Re: "Stimulus"

GeoJAP · Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:18 pm Post subject: Re: "Stimulus"

I get nothing. Which is good and bad.

I most likely would have bought 50 pound bags of beans and rice, and a case of ammo.

GeoJAP · Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:25 pm Post subject: Re: "Stimulus"

Keith_McClary · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 12:53 am Post subject: Re: "Stimulus"

Gee, I wish i was American so I would get all that free money.

sittinguy · Heavy Crude Joined: Sep 07, 2007 Posts: 248

Got my $1800 yesterday, had it for about 2 minutes, and sent it all to mastercard to pay for all the things I already bought.

patience · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Jan 04, 2008 Posts: 1177

Keith,
I don't think it's free. We'll be paying for it in the future, but making the best of it in the great US tradition, I've already spent it!

Actually, we took money from savings with the refund in mind, and put $800 into a good used garden tractor, and $175 for ALL the service manuals for it. $178 for a tandem load of stone on our driveway, $350 for a new LP gas stove, $50 for gas pipe and fittings. A couple gallons of denatured alcohol to treat my stored gas for water condensation, 84 RR ties at $10,25 each for a garden retaining wall. 4 cases of dry mac & cheese, repacked in baggies and frozen to kill any bugs. Some canned black olives on sale at 5/$6. By the time I get some spare oil, spark plugs, plug wires, and filters for the tractor, that will use up the refund.

We got a tax break for our solar PV investment last year, too. That will help fill the 500 gallon LP tank. (cooking use only, probably 10 years worth.)
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wisconsin_cur · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 8:48 am Post subject: Re: "Stimulus"

AgentR · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 11:15 am Post subject: Re: "Stimulus"

Wasn't there some strange little quote out there about what happens to a democracy when the people realize they can vote themselves money.

This is the republic version... long ago, Roman governance was mostly about keeping power by entertaining and feeding the masses.

Today.. congress aims to make us feel better about their performance by handing out checks a few months before an election.

hmmmmmmmmmmm.
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mommy22 · Heavy Crude Joined: Jul 22, 2005 Posts: 254

This is sort of like in Europe...many "EVIL SOCIALIST" countries give money every month to families from the time the fetus is 3 months along til 16 I think. Well, this is a little bit like that!
The money at our house is going toward the mortgage payoff....If we stick to plan, we'll have this mortgage behind us by next Thanksgiving!

Pops · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 5:09 pm Post subject: Re: "Stimulus"

That will be a good thanksgiving, Mom!
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Hagakure_Leofman · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:18 pm Post subject: Re: "Stimulus"