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Show me the money.
January 25, 2008Insert any number of Jerry Maguire references you want... but that's really all that I'd like for the government to do at this point.
Just show me the money. Shoooooooow meeeeeee the monaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.
Of course, I'm talking about the hopeful plan to hook up 1/2 the country with tax rebate checks to help stimulate our floundering economy.
You see... it's a great plan in theory, but it has to pass both the snake pits that are the Senate and the House.
Somebody in there will no doubt try and muck things up and add several provisions to the bill... not that there is anything wrong with what they want to do such as extend unemployment benefits, and help out food stamp recipients and states suffering budget crunches.
They've said that they hope it can overcome the bipartisan politics and positioning for the upcoming elections. You know the Democrats would LOOOOVE to posture themselves as the generous moneyback givers that helped saved the American Economy.
Bush would love to have this on his desk to sign by Feb. 15 and hopefully have the IRS sending out checks starting in May... which would find me $600 richer sometime in July. Hopefully.
I got a similar check a couple of years ago when they did this in 2001. I don't know what kind of effect it will have on the economy as a whole... but I know that I should have all of my credit card debt and other sort of stuff paid off by then and would basically have just an extra $600 to do whatever I want with.
With my luck, it'll go straight into paying for my car insurance (which would need a renewal in August). But then again, if I pay my insurance in full and upfront, that will save me more than $100 a month for the next six... which would be great. I'm sure I could find something to blow it on.
One of my friends told me that I should invest it in the stock-market. I have no idea what I would buy... and I don't think I'm generally smart enough to understand that "Mad Money" show that some of my co-workers gather around a TV set to watch.
I suppose I could use the money to put in a 401K plan or something. I mean, I'm closing in on 30 and don't really have any sort of retirement plan going yet. I had hoped that I could accomplish that as soon as I am out from under the credit card debt. Not like I have a ton of that or anything like most people my age.
'Course, I could always use that $600 to put towards a shiny new camera....
Posted by Jason Palmer at 1:37 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Jason..
It would be helpful if you posted the date when you posted or answered. Thanks
