Wow!!!!!!!!!!
President Bush wants to send me $1600!!!!!!!!!!
In an effort to stave off a recession, he’s announced that he wants to give a tax rebate of up to $800 to singles or $1600 per household. He wants me to go spend it to jump-start the economy. He wants to throw it at us middle-classers, because we, as a class, are so well known for squandering any money we can get our over-manicured hands on. We’re so spendiferous!
Sorry, Mr. President.
I’d loooooooooove for you to send me $1600. Heck I might even vote for you! No, wait. Oh…….that’s right. Term limits suck, huh?
Well, if you do get around to sending me that $1600, be forewarned. I’m going to be doing the same thing with this rebate that I did with the last one. It’s going right into savings. And if I did have any debt besides mortgage, that’s where it would be going.
I’m not buying any iPods.
I’m not buying a new car.
I’m not buying a bigger house (dammit).
I’m not buying a Wii, a new nose or a pair of Manolo Blahniks.
Americans need to learn to live below their means, not just at it. That means not running out and spending all of the money we get, especially before we get it. Do you know how many people were already spending this, at least in their minds, as soon as the words left your mouth?
What? That’s what you were counting on????
Oy.
Well, I’m sure there are plenty of people who will do as you wish.
Just not me.
Are You Going To Be This Way The Rest of The Time I Know You? 
January 23, 2008 at 9:13 am
I just was talking about this the other day. I can’t wait to get mine and sock it away too!
Great post!
January 23, 2008 at 9:33 am
Amen, girl! I already know what my money is going towards, and it ain’t boosting the economy. Well, my economy maybe. 🙂
January 24, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Urgh, Here in Alberta, Canada the goverment did a similar thing. We were the first province to get out of debt (thanks to BIG OIL! revenue). Which is YAY grand.
So every person got $400. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosperity_Bonus
People were like so “YAY! money”. WTH, why not put it into tax cuts, the school system, housing for the poor/working homeless/disabled, ETC. It still pisses me off while I’m thinking of it. Half the population works in oil and can afford the outrageous prices that pass in this province. The rest of us who want to see our families, have to work 2 jobs to keep afloat.
We used ours to pay of debt.
March 7, 2008 at 9:11 am
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