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By: greenreaper

greenreaper — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:51:20 +0000

In reply to kellic.

The best part is, people will probably use it as an excuse to put another $1600 on their credit cards right now. After all, they'll just pay it off later . . .

(which perhaps is the idea, but I'm not sure it's such a good one)

By: greenreaper

greenreaper — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:50:14 +0000

In reply to street22.

Go on . . . spend it, and have a better tomorrow - today!

By: gypsypet

gypsypet — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:18:55 +0000

I'm not turning the money down, but I think it's a moronic idea and that we will get the money way too late to do any good.

Depends on our financial situation at the time as to what we do with it. We'll probably buy a few treatses, but the bulk of it will either:

1) Go towards paying down the huge CC debt we've rung up while Charlie's been in school

2) Go into an oh-shit savings account that we admittedly haven't been able to start b/c money has been so tight

3) Put into the pot for refinancing our condo this year

By: kellic

kellic — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:48:30 +0000

That is exactly where mine is going: The credit card. And I'm willing to bet that is where most of that money is going to go. That or its being squirreled away somewhere. Bush is a moron and Pelosi isn’t much better for backing this crap. This does NOTHING other then being a feel good solution to people for all of 5 minutes.

By: woofwoofarf

woofwoofarf — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:41:31 +0000

In reply to kai_darkwolf.

Oh believe me, I think it's a terrible idea, and political pandering at its worst. That doesn't mean that I won't put the money to good use, though.

By: woofwoofarf

woofwoofarf — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:39:23 +0000

In reply to feren.

Re: Or maybe not rebate.

See, this is because you're one of those evil rich people we we keep hearing about. I'll bet you're out oppressing poor people as we speak!

By: kai_darkwolf

kai_darkwolf — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:25:44 +0000

My problem with the "Free Mooney" is that the majority of the spending will end up heading straight for China, where a massive quantity of products are produced. I intend to spend a small portion of whatever falls into my mailbox at a small book printer who I know will appreciate the business, and the rest will fall squarely into my savings account for the next time work slows down.

Good stuff, this stimulating the economy business >_>
-Jack

By: ramalion

ramalion — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:38:19 +0000

While it will be nice to get the money...I don't think it's the smart move. Hell, by the time we get the money, the economy could be all hunky dorry too. :)

By: feren

feren — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:11:56 +0000

Or maybe not rebate.

As I read this report on the approved package, there's a magic catch phrase:

The main exception will be higher income taxpayers - individuals earning $75,000 or more or couples earning $150,000 or more - who would get reduced rebate checks, or none at all, depending upon their income.

Given that I fall squarely in the range of the named incomes, I don't think $600 is in my future. I'm only cautiously optimistic that I'll see anything at all.

By: street22

street22 — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:09:20 +0000

I'm salivating about the monies...I've been following that rebate story since it broke with the proposed values being 800/individual 1600/family

I just think of how I can be a consumerist american with that money...*drool*

I mean save it and have a better tomorrow.

BTW: that article you sent to me about renting and buying, very informative. I might open my range up. But I was still gunning for a condo primarily so some of the comments don't really apply.