If you're going to get one of those spiffy economy boosting checks from
the feds, what will you do with the proceeds?


(a) pay off consumer debt (the smart thing to do)

(b) buy food

(c) buy gasoline

(d) buy some more goods made in China

(e) have a fun evening with wine, women and song

On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:52:19 -0500, hk wrote:

(a) pay off consumer debt (the smart thing to do)

That's exactly what they don't want you to do.

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:52:19 -0500, hk wrote:

(a) pay off consumer debt (the smart thing to do)

That's exactly what they don't want you to do.


Yes, I know. But that is the smartest thing to do with it, and it
certainly is better than blowing it on goods made in the PRC.

"hk" wrote in message
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:52:19 -0500, hk wrote:

(a) pay off consumer debt (the smart thing to do)

That's exactly what they don't want you to do.


Yes, I know. But that is the smartest thing to do with it, and it
certainly is better than blowing it on goods made in the PRC.


If the US govt has money to throw around, I'd say either apply it to the
expense of the Iraq expedition...or give it directly to the troops in harms
way.

Don White wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:52:19 -0500, hk wrote:

(a) pay off consumer debt (the smart thing to do)
That's exactly what they don't want you to do.

Yes, I know. But that is the smartest thing to do with it, and it
certainly is better than blowing it on goods made in the PRC.


If the US govt has money to throw around, I'd say either apply it to the
expense of the Iraq expedition...or give it directly to the troops in harms
way.




It would be money the treasury borrows from China.

On Jan 25, 9:24*am, "Don White" wrote:
"hk" wrote in message

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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:52:19 -0500, hk wrote:

(a) *pay off consumer debt (the smart thing to do)

That's exactly what they don't want you to do.

Yes, I know. But that is the smartest thing to do with it, and it
certainly is better than blowing it on goods made in the PRC.

If the US govt has money to throw around, I'd say either apply it to the
expense of the Iraq expedition...or give it directly to the troops in harms
way.

Wow, you are sooo PC!

wrote in message
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On Jan 25, 9:24 am, "Don White" wrote:
"hk" wrote in message

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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:52:19 -0500, hk wrote:

(a) pay off consumer debt (the smart thing to do)

That's exactly what they don't want you to do.

Yes, I know. But that is the smartest thing to do with it, and it
certainly is better than blowing it on goods made in the PRC.

If the US govt has money to throw around, I'd say either apply it to the
expense of the Iraq expedition...or give it directly to the troops in
harms
way.

Wow, you are sooo PC!

I haven't heard the details of how much this would mean to each taxpayer....
but I'm sure the majority of posters here could easily 'get by' without it.
We have Bert bragging about how much he makes... do you think the govt
should borrow to give him a nice litle Valentine gift?
Me, on the other hand, as an underpriviledged Maritime pensioner could use
any and all gifts from big brother.

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:52:19 -0500, hk wrote:

(a) pay off consumer debt (the smart thing to do)

That's exactly what they don't want you to do.

Apply it to a down payment on a Virgin G. flight.

hk wrote:
If you're going to get one of those spiffy economy boosting checks from
the feds, what will you do with the proceeds?


(a) pay off consumer debt (the smart thing to do)

(b) buy food

(c) buy gasoline

(d) buy some more goods made in China

(e) have a fun evening with wine, women and song




I'll use mine to apply towards the balance of the recent remodeling
project. If anyone else is not planning on putting theirs to good use,
I'll help out by boosting the economy for ya.

DownTime wrote:
hk wrote:
If you're going to get one of those spiffy economy boosting checks
from the feds, what will you do with the proceeds?


(a) pay off consumer debt (the smart thing to do)

(b) buy food

(c) buy gasoline

(d) buy some more goods made in China

(e) have a fun evening with wine, women and song




I'll use mine to apply towards the balance of the recent remodeling
project. If anyone else is not planning on putting theirs to good use,
I'll help out by boosting the economy for ya.


Now that's a good use, assuming you used legal labor and at least some
products made in the USA!!!