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To: Giordano Bruno who wrote (353593)	1/16/2008 7:42:19 AM
From: Box-By-The-Riviera™	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

what's a 100 billion. didn't we just spend a trillion stimulating iraq, haliburton, black water and a few others? i think they should float a trillion with a promise of another trillion, force the fed into zero rates now, and pay me a lot of dough for this very sound advice. i am unanimous in this opinion.

To: Giordano Bruno who wrote (353593)	1/16/2008 7:44:46 AM
From: Box-By-The-Riviera™	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

futures mellowing out. green by open babe. tin hats may now be removed.

To: Giordano Bruno who wrote (353593)	1/18/2008 11:03:54 AM
From: SI Bob	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 436258

[rant] This whole rebate/stimulus thing is starting to really tick me off because it'll probably be done like the previous one. Heck, didn't it cost nearly as much to cut and send the checks as the total amount of the checks? But the part that really gets me is that it's going to probably be a repeat in that everyone will get the same amount. It should be based on most recent tax filings and income. I don't want or need some pittance from the government and though I'd spend it, it wouldn't make a measurable difference in how much more I'm spending. Use mine to increase someone else's. Someone who is more likely to be able to use the money to stave off foreclosure for a few more months, for example. In the long term, that would benefit me more than the amount of the check. Draw a line at an income amount above which no rebate is given, and as income decreases, the rebate increases. And instead of sending out a separate check, add the amount to the refund checks already going out. A separate check only if the recipient isn't getting a refund. Basically, don't give the money to everyone. Give it to the bottom 20% or whatever%. And give them meaningful amounts. I don't want $500. I want someone who could really use it and would really spend it to get $2500. [/rant]