Free money
May. 9th, 2008 10:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
batskeetsI'm annoyed on multiple levels by the whole stimulus check thing.
When I first heard about the stimulus checks, I was *not* happy. The dollar is weak, at least in part because we keep printing more dollars, which lowers the value of an individual dollar. Printing *more* dollars in order to send out stimulus checks? Fixes NOTHING. As far as "boosting the economy," the stimulus checks are pretty much like slapping a band-aid on a sucking chest wound.
On a personal level, however, my only complaint about my free money is that it's not here yet. I wasn't sure if I'd get a mailed check or a direct-deposit, so I used the "where's my stimulus check" utility, and it didn't give me an answer. WTF, federal government? If you're going to make an economically stupid decision by giving me free money, at least give it to me fast, so I can start using it.
Of course, I don't plan to blow my check on consumer frivolity like they're hoping, anyway. It's going straight into the bank, y'all. I will not play into yourevil stupid plans, government fools! Bwahaha!
When I first heard about the stimulus checks, I was *not* happy. The dollar is weak, at least in part because we keep printing more dollars, which lowers the value of an individual dollar. Printing *more* dollars in order to send out stimulus checks? Fixes NOTHING. As far as "boosting the economy," the stimulus checks are pretty much like slapping a band-aid on a sucking chest wound.
On a personal level, however, my only complaint about my free money is that it's not here yet. I wasn't sure if I'd get a mailed check or a direct-deposit, so I used the "where's my stimulus check" utility, and it didn't give me an answer. WTF, federal government? If you're going to make an economically stupid decision by giving me free money, at least give it to me fast, so I can start using it.
Of course, I don't plan to blow my check on consumer frivolity like they're hoping, anyway. It's going straight into the bank, y'all. I will not play into your
