The Stimulus Payment

[katty]

> The Stimulus Payment
>
> "Q. What is an Economic Stimulus Payment?
> "A. It is money that the federal government will send to
> taxpayers.
>
> "Q. Where will the government get this money?
> "A. From taxpayers.
>
> "Q. So the government is giving me back my own money?
> "A. Only a smidgen.
>
> "Q. What is the purpose of this payment?
> "A. The plan is that you will use the money to purchase a high-
> definition TV set, thus stimulating the economy.
>
> "Q. But isn't that stimulating the economy of China?
> "A. Shut up."
>
> Below is some helpful advice on how to best help the US economy
> by spending your stimulus check wisely:
>
> If you spend that money at Wal-Mart, all the money will go to
> China.
>
> If you spend it on gasoline it will go to the Arabs.
>
> If you purchase a computer it will go to India.
>
> If you purchase fruit and vegetables it will go to Mexico,
> Honduras, and Guatemala (unless you buy organic).
>
> If you buy a car it will go to Japan.
>
> If you purchase useless crap it will go to Taiwan.
>
> And none of it will help the American economy.
>
> We need to keep that money here in America.
You can keep the money in America by spending it at yard sales,
> going to a baseball game, or spend it on prostitutes, beer (domestic
> ONLY), or tattoos, since
> those are the only businesses still in the US.

[patrice]

1. time for a tattoo - how about 5 figures in red-ink for what the Bush administration has cost me?

[guitar man]

2. you left out weed!

:smoke:

[katty]

4. whoops-apparently doing well in Mendocino County

[DCKit]

6. Yeah, That show was a real eye-opener.

I'm packing now.

[skeewee08]

3. Sad but true:-)

[OhioChick]

5. K&R

:kick: