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57. The story also says "nothing was produced," which obviously isn't true as there were debts
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 03:26 PM
Apr 2020

over services or goods that had been provided.

Just got this from a friend.......... [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2020 OP
Perfect. That's about it. But, what happens when no "tourists" show up? Hoyt Apr 2020 #1
I guess no "tourists" means the whole town goes broke. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2020 #2
Yeah but you got 28 recs so far! Solomon Apr 2020 #3
Now it's 33 and I'm amazed! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2020 #5
Liked it. oasis Apr 2020 #4
I'm glad you did, my dear oasis! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2020 #6
I am SO looking forward to MY $100 Trump signed stimulus payment. FailureToCommunicate Apr 2020 #7
Did you see where DENVERPOPS Apr 2020 #25
Economists used to refer to this as the payments value chain sandensea Apr 2020 #8
Note that stimulus is pumping in $$$ at the bottom rung of consumer not PufPuf23 Apr 2020 #9
I did wonder if this is really how stimulus packages work. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2020 #10
Simple example of how Keynesian economics works. nt PufPuf23 Apr 2020 #14
+1 sandensea Apr 2020 #11
I wish this were true. If it were true, it would work. But the tax provision in the bill Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #44
My post was not clear, the stimulus I refered to is the PufPuf23 Apr 2020 #50
Cool. Thanks for showing us to be on the same page. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #51
Sounds like Dog River, FoxNewsSucks Apr 2020 #12
That was really funny! Baked Potato Apr 2020 #13
On further review... Roy Rolling Apr 2020 #15
Indeed, he did not get to keep it. That's the flaw of logic. Thanks for bringing that up! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2020 #16
I was unsure Roy Rolling Apr 2020 #18
+1 n/t Tommymac Apr 2020 #24
Yes but he did pay off his debt ... Kablooie Apr 2020 #30
That's what I think. He benefited by discharging a debt as did all the others. Alwaysna Apr 2020 #31
The story also says "nothing was produced," which obviously isn't true as there were debts coti Apr 2020 #57
Brilliant, CaliforniaPeggy! nt Heartstrings Apr 2020 #17
Thank you, but I didn't write it! Not that smart, nope! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2020 #21
I shall pass around, If you don't mind,, benld74 Apr 2020 #19
Please do share it around! After all, I stole it from my friend. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2020 #20
K&R stonecutter357 Apr 2020 #22
ROFL Joinfortmill Apr 2020 #23
Perfect! Talitha Apr 2020 #26
I'm so glad you like it, my dear Talitha! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2020 #27
Ok, will do - and give your Friend our thanks, ok? Talitha Apr 2020 #28
I told her where I'd posted it and that it was a hit. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2020 #29
LOL! nt pengillian101 Apr 2020 #62
A missing element intrepidity Apr 2020 #32
Great - as long as there's a continuous string of tourists, jmg257 Apr 2020 #33
Great example! kentuck Apr 2020 #34
I get how this shows how a stimulus works... logosoco Apr 2020 #35
Let's look at this microculture through a different lens. KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2020 #36
That is wonderful, my dear KY! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2020 #40
You're welcome CP and I thank you for seeding my thoughts..... KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2020 #41
You turned everybody in town into a scumbag and that's your idealized version? smh n/t mathematic Apr 2020 #52
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah1 malaise Apr 2020 #37
the 100 dollar bill was simply a clearing mechanism, and only as a medium of exchange that could Celerity Apr 2020 #38
Now do one on debt forgiveness. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2020 #39
What a delightful analogy! Thank you! . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #42
Stealing for FB. 😄 nolabear Apr 2020 #43
Can I copy this? pandr32 Apr 2020 #45
You can certainly copy it. And you can say "I got this from a friend." CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2020 #55
Where is the tax break for the billionaire so it can trickle down? keithbvadu2 Apr 2020 #46
What if the $100 never gets back to the Hotel? ThoughtCriminal Apr 2020 #47
may steal and pass around rurallib Apr 2020 #48
re: stimulus marieo1 Apr 2020 #49
I was stealing myself for the punchline to end with... Pluvious Apr 2020 #53
Old! First saw it in 2009, a slap at Obama's stimulus Grins Apr 2020 #54
Yeah, judging from what I've heard, I knew it was old. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2020 #56
This is why Keynesian Economics is the best economics. Sloumeau Apr 2020 #58
Ok Peggy, once more from the top and slower this time! marble falls Apr 2020 #59
You mean Mnuchin and Powell are going to reposses my $1200? bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #60
Brilliant! BobTheSubgenius Apr 2020 #61
i have think that out Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #63
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