[Kakaze]

Anybody else feel a bit insulted and manipulated....all for 800 bucks?

Giving all us little people 800 bucks, and further devaluing our money while you do it, doesn't seem like a very good solution to me.

I keep asking myself if you have all that to give.....why are you still taking from us every week.

Heck some are even campaigning to take more, while praising a check for everyone. Bizarre

[Son House]

devaluing our money

Could you explain that, not sure I follow it yet.

[Lizavetta]

I keep asking myself if you have all that to give.....why are you still taking from us every week.

Does anybody besides me feel that they're going to raise a thousand other current taxes by unnoticeable amounts to cover this $800? Isn't it obvious?

And yes, I do feel insulted and manipulated, not to mention enraged.

[iThinkBig]

Yep. As much as I would love $800 to pay for one month of fuel between gasonline and heat, the government could fix this through tax cuts that create jobs. Further, with $100B and policy, the government could subsidize nuke plants, offshore, drilling, biodiesel (let’s skip ethanol for now) solar, wind, hydrogen. In other words, create a million or two jobs spurring energy independance and creating a massive energy export market.

[jpl]

Anybody else feel a bit insulted and manipulated....all for 800 bucks?

I certainly do. Because it sure is amazing that this "stimulus" just happens to be in a major election year, isn't it?