$10,286 for Every Middle Class Family

National Review Online ^ | February 06, 2009 | Marc Thiessen

[olivia3boys]

I know; I don’t know what the gov’t could really do to encourage me to spend money. I’ve always been a saver and am especially so now in this recession. My husband was laid off all of Dec and Jan and I saved even more.

There’s no “incentive” that could get me to buy a car, for example, especially using credit. (We always pay cash and only buy used cars anyway.) My current cars are fine; I don’t want to spend a dime on anything unnecessary right now.

And I don’t want to buy another house or whatever, regardless of the $15K tax credit or whatever it was. Just want to hunker down. . .

[Oldeconomybuyer]

...this much is known...

Agree. I suffered a brief "hope and change" moment ...

[newheart]

It's my money and they're giving it back to me!

With all due respect, your first premise is mistaken. It has been a very long time since our government believed that you owned anything. They literally believe that it belongs to them and, moreover, that they are better qualified to spend it than you are.

[LegalEagle61]

All this is about for the dems is that their liberal money bags are breathing down theirs and Obama's necks saying Pay up. That is why no reasonable GOP bill will even be considered. Anything that actually helps the economy is not what Obummer or the RATS want. They only want repubs to cover their asses because they know this will fail and don't want sole blame. Bad thing is THIS WILL BE THE END OF THE U.S. we have known and loved.

Word is, just reported by Fox is that only 2 RINO's are supporting this porkulus plan. The rest are not. They need to stay strong. Keep making calls and sending emails. Let them hear our roar.

[Las Vegas Ron]

Good idea, even if only for illustrative purposes only

He needs to go further, cut, slash corporate, capital gains, taxes and reduce or freeze the federal budget.

And also repeal the repatriation tax on monies outside the US

[madison10]

We’d spend it better than the morons in Congress. (or just save it) Problem is they’d probably give it to us and then tax us 20% on the “gift.”

[Uncle Miltie]

Dude. You must’ve been reading my mind / posts. Econ 101. You are spot on. We could run the country just fine, you and me.

[Viking2002]

Sheeit, throw ten grand of my money back to me, I'll change the world. And have one helluva nice gun collection, too.

For security purposes.

[IM2MAD]

If the pubbies would get more face time on TV and mention this at every opportunity they could hammer the point. Call press conferences every day. Blame Dems and be sure to mention the names of the RINO’s at every opportunity. Give their voters something to think about. I blame the dems in advance for proposing something that is NOT FOR THE CHILDREN. And it wouldn’t hurt to drive that point home daily too.

[PhiKapMom]

I was impressed with Thune and his plan. Would do more good then the pork laden bill which they are about to pass with three traitors from the GOP — Collins, Snowe, and Specter.

[Las Vegas Ron]

Thanks, and it is econ 101.

Evidently , it must be quantum physics to some though :(

[dragnet2]

and $10,286 for married couples who file jointly.

And by the time ya get it, it'll be worth $10.28

[rabscuttle385]

Great. This would only prolong the agony, as the funding for Thune's redistributionist rebate would come from either borrowing or money printing.

Too bad the idiots in Congress are so insulated from the average American family that they aren't seriously thinking about...cutting Government spending.

[TAdams8591]

Your additions would make Thune’s Bill almost perfect. Well done! : )

[screaminsunshine]

I am giving myself a stimulus. Filing tax with no check.

[TAdams8591]

WOW!!!!! Impressive. : )

[Mom MD]

unfortunately no money back to those of us breaking our backs to pay our tax bill and everyone elses.

[screaminsunshine]

I am going to spend the check I was going to send IRS on some fun. Screw em. Obviusly they don’t need it.

[stompk]

“It’s OUR money....just being given back to us...”

if we each took a $10k advance on our credit cards, it would cost us less in the long run.

[Uncle Miltie]

(Pssst: This isn’t about sound economics, it’s about killing them with good politics.)