Posted on 02/17/2009 12:28:55 PM PST by andrew roman
Spread it out, and they will spend ... that's what Democrats say.
Okay then.
I'm ready to do my part by giving this economy a good swift kick in the pants.
Let's see ... Eight dollars will almost get me a pack of cigarettes in New York City – and at some places in town, a full one. Eight bucks, however, will not be enough to get me across the Verrazano Bridge into Staten Island by car (that’s $10.00), but I would be able to take four subway rides. It’ll also score me a McDonalds double quarter-pounder value meal in Manhattan, or a week-and-a-half of New York Times home delivery at fifty percent off the regular subscription rate. For that kind of money, I can take home about a third of a pot roast, or just under two jars of Manischewitz Premium Gold Gefilte Fish.
In other words, I’d better start reworking my budget now … the Obama “tax cut” is coming to town.
To be fair, the Obama “tax cut” plan - similar to George W. Bush's “stimulus rebate” check dispersal in 2008 (but only spread out over time) - is slated to afford taxpayers about $13 a week in extra spending cash beginning in June, but then fall back to about $8 at the beginning of next year. That means for the second half of this year, people like me will be able to afford an extra box of Bubba Burgers and a roll of Viva paper towels … or three heads of lettuce and a couple of gallons of diesel fuel ... or almost fifteen boxes of chicklets.
Look out, economy ... here we come.
And how do we know this will work?
(Excerpt) Read more at romanaround.net ...
Well, that'll get you 80% across. From there, you jump like the rest of us.
The stupid ones are the people who vote these guys in. Schumer has the luxury to lie, say contradictory things, and well, laugh at all the post on this site. Chuck and a lot of dems have a massive voting bloc to back this up.
The stimulus is working! The stimulus is working! Rise big fella! Rise!
Probably means with inflation, that next year, you can afford one entire quart of gasoline....or one cigarette...
touche
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