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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 01:17 PM Original message |
Give people a $600 "stimulus check" and they'll stick it in the bank or pay off a credit card. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
1. Sorry, I liked Bush's plan better. |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 01:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. You forgot the sarcasm thingy. |
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obiwan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 01:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. Bush's "plan" is part of the reason we are where we are. |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. Obama's plan is better for the economy |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
3. IMO, Obama (nt) |
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DebJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
4. Yep. Same effect if you divide up CEO wages among the workers! |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
5. Obama's will help the economy more. |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 02:18 AM Response to Reply #5 |
31. That's an extra bottle of whiskey a week... |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
6. I dont know why people criticize those who paid down credit |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 01:25 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I paid off debt with mine |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 01:30 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Imagine how stimulated consumer spending might be if 1/2 all debt was paid |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 01:32 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Total bailout money per taxpayer so far is over $50,000. |
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obiwan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 01:56 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. If I had $50,000 .... |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 01:31 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. It should be clear to everyone by now, that Americans tolerate welfare only for the wealthy |
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obiwan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 02:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. Damn straight. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 02:42 AM Response to Reply #14 |
34. The $600 arrived to coincide with $4 a gallon gas..it went to Mobil & Exxon |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
8. honestly, the intents of those two were completely different |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
10. Absolutely. Giving a load of cash people who are already in debt will not get into the economy |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 10:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
28. And if they pay down their debt, what happens? |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 02:14 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. A one time $600 bonus is not going to keep people from bankruptcy. NT |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
11. 600 bucks at once, or an extra 10-30/week? |
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pansypoo53219 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
12. if you give $600 to the POOR |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 02:13 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Rather than $600 checks. It is better to create jobs, so that the stimulus is sustainable. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
16. well intention counts for something here. |
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joeglow3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
18. This is so sad!! |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
20. Obama's is a better long term plan, |
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cwcwmack (369 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
22. my extra cash just got swallowed up by NEW California taxes... |
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obiwan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 02:30 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. In the scheme of things... |
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cwcwmack (369 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 02:42 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I calc'd it... it'll cost me about $1000 per year... |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 02:34 AM Response to Reply #26 |
33. I'm still looking into the idea |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
23. I like the Obama plan better |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
27. I liked the checks better. |
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davidpdx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
29. The only reason I liked Bush's better is because I actually qualified for it |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 02:25 AM Response to Original message |
32. Obama's tax break is better as stimulus. Bush's was better for poor people in crisis. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 07:31 AM Response to Original message |
35. 600 X 100,000,000 workers... |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-04-09 07:42 AM Response to Original message |
36. What if you're NOT getting $10-20/week. |
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