Thank you president Bush?

[monavis]

@mazinger_z

Geez talk about extremes. This is inefficient on so many levels and factually wrong with regards to credit, that I do not care to spend the time to break it down. Even my dad, the cheapest person known to man knew the value of a mortgage. This post (which I truncated) ignores the very basic notion of comparative advantage. At the very least, free up some spare time to go looking for three cents to buy a stamp!

We live in a global economy, so even spending money in Korea will have an eventual benefit to the US, as long as we remain competitive and don’t close down trade and attempt to do everything (at least consumer-wise) ourselves completely…

Personally, I did not receive a refund check either, but I would rather not have the devalued dollar and the increasing risk of inflation.

Btw, when I took AP Econ in high school, my teacher told us that these Congress enacted economic policies took about a decade to really observe and collect data. My little sister in college said that it took about 2-5 years (this was a couple of years ago). And, I think I read in The Economist or Time that it was 5-7. So, yes, it does indeed take some time for these scenarios to play out.

Well, perhaps it was inefficient to you,but we are quite comfortable now, and Have taken a trip to Europe. We do not need credit and the interest we have saved by buying what we want does not put us in debt. We had a small mortgage when we bought the farm but paid it up in 10 years. Our friends who live on credit now that they are old borrow from their children and cannot even buy medicines they need. Some are skimping to live on Social Security.

Monavis

[mazinger_z]

@What Exit?

There’s an idea, take it and buy compact fluorescents bulbs or a highly efficient appliance to replace an old appliance. That way you get new stuff, help the economy and save money in the long run.

The best way probably to use it is to spend it in such a way that it will immediately be spent again (either in capital expenditures or employee payouts). The worst way is to stuff it in a mattress (I doubt anyone would even do that), so the next worst thing probably is to put it in a simple interest low-yield account in a local area only bank (unless of course one’s goal is to stimulate the extremely local economy).

[Lust4Life]

Maybe with a hundred bucks in your hands you might forget about the ME wars and all the other fuck ups that complete and utter idiot is responsible for.

Many people can forgive a greedy national leader whos policies make sense in the first place and are effective.
Just as many people can forgive an honest politician who is a total disaster when it comes to doing his job.

But a moron whos greedy AND a total fuckwit when it comes to running his government and country…?

[Gozu]

@Lust4Life

Maybe with a hundred bucks in your hands you might forget about the ME wars and all the other fuck ups that complete and utter idiot is responsible for.

Black and white view of the world, you advocate. I opposed Bush in the 2k elections and I was dismayed when he was re-elected.

The man has sinned and done some good things. I fully support judging him for both and I do not claim he did more good than harm, but I just don’t know enough to judge either way.

Heck, I was in favor of liberating Iraq even though I didn’t buy the reasons we were given. I thought it would be a blessing to the Iraqis I read about in Baghdad without a Map and Other Misadventures in Arabia (which I highly recommend by the way).

I can’t possibly know how good a job I would have done in his stead. Odds are I’d have a better chance to end up hated than liked, despite my best of intentions. Let’s not demonize anyone, not even Bush.

[TV_time]

@Mr. Duality

The only way to keep that money here at home is to buy
prostitutes and beer, since these are the only products still produced in
the US.

Clearly you do not shop for Mexican whores and imported beer where I do.

(I am so embarrassed for even thinking that much less writing it.)