Comments on: I Just Got My $600 Stimulus http://donklephant.com/2008/04/30/i-just-got-my-600-stimulus/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:33:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dr. Saturn http://donklephant.com/2008/04/30/i-just-got-my-600-stimulus/comment-page-1/#comment-398376 Dr. Saturn Thu, 01 May 2008 05:46:39 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5396#comment-398376 Gold baby, pure gold. www (dot) goldmoney (dot) com Gold baby, pure gold.

www (dot) goldmoney (dot) com

]]> By: Erik Sickinger http://donklephant.com/2008/04/30/i-just-got-my-600-stimulus/comment-page-1/#comment-398283 Erik Sickinger Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:27:56 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5396#comment-398283 Rob: This isn't necessarily a binary distinction. I could just as well ask, "because they were too square, or too cool?" But you and I both know thats a faulty argument. As was yours. Its not fair to equate abstaining on a vote to being "for" a particular bill. There are many real, legitimate, reasons (and many not so) for one to abstain from a vote. Rob: This isn’t necessarily a binary distinction. I could just as well ask, “because they were too square, or too cool?” But you and I both know thats a faulty argument. As was yours.

Its not fair to equate abstaining on a vote to being “for” a particular bill.

There are many real, legitimate, reasons (and many not so) for one to abstain from a vote.

]]> By: Rob http://donklephant.com/2008/04/30/i-just-got-my-600-stimulus/comment-page-1/#comment-398276 Rob Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:09:04 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5396#comment-398276 Because they're too cowardly to vote against it or too busy to do their job? If either were actually against it, they would have voted against it. Because they’re too cowardly to vote against it or too busy to do their job?

If either were actually against it, they would have voted against it.

]]> By: Erik Sickinger http://donklephant.com/2008/04/30/i-just-got-my-600-stimulus/comment-page-1/#comment-398268 Erik Sickinger Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:02:06 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5396#comment-398268 Rich fact checking that: both Barack and Hillary abstained from the vote. http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/3323 Rich fact checking that: both Barack and Hillary abstained from the vote.

http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/3323

]]> By: Rich http://donklephant.com/2008/04/30/i-just-got-my-600-stimulus/comment-page-1/#comment-398214 Rich Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:04:44 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5396#comment-398214 djthedj...the dems signed on to this by an overwhelming margin, too. "Sniper target" Hillary and "I just sat in church, but didn't listen" Obama-mama voted for it, too!! djthedj…the dems signed on to this by an overwhelming margin, too. “Sniper target” Hillary and “I just sat in church, but didn’t listen” Obama-mama voted for it, too!!

]]> By: djthedj http://donklephant.com/2008/04/30/i-just-got-my-600-stimulus/comment-page-1/#comment-398204 djthedj Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:46:51 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5396#comment-398204 Gee, since we had to borrow the money for this moronic give away (bribe) the value of the dollar should drop just about as much as what we spend. Republican economics at it's finest. Gee, since we had to borrow the money for this moronic give away (bribe) the value of the dollar should drop just about as much as what we spend. Republican economics at it’s finest.

]]> By: Nelson http://donklephant.com/2008/04/30/i-just-got-my-600-stimulus/comment-page-1/#comment-398098 Nelson Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:03:51 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5396#comment-398098 If people do the smart thing and shore up their finances by paying down personal debt, the refund will be a good thing*. The government borrows money cheaper than most normal citizens. So if normal citizens use this money to pay off high interest personal debt now they will benefit. Increased taxes in the future to pay back cheap public debt will be less expensive than carrying higher interest private debt over the same period. *Of course, the same people with a lot of high interest debt are usually that way because they don't make smart financial decisions in the first place. So this whole argument could be moot. If people do the smart thing and shore up their finances by paying down personal debt, the refund will be a good thing*. The government borrows money cheaper than most normal citizens. So if normal citizens use this money to pay off high interest personal debt now they will benefit. Increased taxes in the future to pay back cheap public debt will be less expensive than carrying higher interest private debt over the same period.

*Of course, the same people with a lot of high interest debt are usually that way because they don’t make smart financial decisions in the first place. So this whole argument could be moot.

]]> By: gerryf http://donklephant.com/2008/04/30/i-just-got-my-600-stimulus/comment-page-1/#comment-397996 gerryf Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:35:22 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5396#comment-397996 Yahoo! Quick, go stimulate something! According to ACSwe're not quite in recession yet so if you blow it all on some cheap crap from China we might be able to save the economy yet! Go man, go! Fight terrorism! Shop! (i find myself slipping deeper and deeper into sarcasm these days) Yahoo! Quick, go stimulate something! According to ACSwe’re not quite in recession yet so if you blow it all on some cheap crap from China we might be able to save the economy yet!

Go man, go! Fight terrorism! Shop!

(i find myself slipping deeper and deeper into sarcasm these days)

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