Spykron's Blog :: So, who wants 800 dollars? :: DESTRUCTOID

Vegas says:
(# 0) on 01/23/2008 21:38

hmmmm, I always liked that episode of Futurama. If this is true I'll be blowing all of it on a TV.

ZeroTolo says:
(# 1) on 01/23/2008 21:39

Hmmm... did that motion pass? I thought they were tying it up in the Senate or something.

And to answer your question, yes. Yes I would like $800.

Tragic Hero says:
(# 2) on 01/23/2008 21:41

As lame as it is I would use the 800 dollars on bills :(

Spykron says:
(# 3) on 01/23/2008 21:41

It isnt passed yet, but it looks like it will.

DaedHead8 says:
(# 4) on 01/23/2008 21:42

I would pay off my credit card.

shipero says:
(# 5) on 01/23/2008 21:43

I'd finally buy me one of them "High Class" whores. No risk risk of hepatitis C for me.

Orionsaint says:
(# 6) on 01/23/2008 21:45

crap i don't work hehe

kaz says:
(# 7) on 01/23/2008 21:45

I'd spend it on Ale and Whores

MrSadistic says:
(# 8) on 01/23/2008 21:49

Fleshlight and/or penis pump

ZeroTolo says:
(# 9) on 01/23/2008 21:51

Of course, the downside to this is that our kids are going to fucking murder us once that $150 billion comes back around to rape them.

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I'd buy a Wii and an Elite 360.

Fleet3000 says:
(# 11) on 01/23/2008 21:55

i don't care about the money, this is an even worse move than when bush did the same thing with $300 dollars in '01.

for fuck's sake, our national debt is at 9.192 trillion dollars and increasing faster than a greased up pig sliding through your fingers after you grab it (don't ask about the analogy, it works) the government needs to spend that money where we NEED it.

hmm... like HEALTH CARE, and EDUCATION, and STUDENT LOANS.

absolutely the worst way this money can be spent.

brosef says:
(# 12) on 01/23/2008 22:00

I work part-time. Is there some sort of work-week hourly requirement?

*crosses fingers*

The article indicated that nothing has been settled yet. And from what I can tell, us poor people might end up getting screwed:

The main sticking point in the negotiations is who the rebate checks should target. Bush has said he wants rebates for those who pay income taxes. But Democrats say such an approach would mean tens of millions of households would get only a partial rebate or none at all -- about 65 million, the liberal Center for Budget and Policy Priorities estimates.

That group includes those whose tax bill is so low that their rebate would be much less than $800 or $1,600, as well as low-income households with no income tax liability because of credits and other tax breaks. It would also include households that do not have to file a tax return.

ceark says:
(# 13) on 01/23/2008 22:11

I don't think this actually effects me. =P

ceark says:
(# 14) on 01/23/2008 22:14

unless this is like an 800 untop of the rebates that I'll already be getting back.

JavTheGreat says:
(# 15) on 01/23/2008 22:15

Somehow I doubt I will ever see this come true. Would really help out on my bills and such.

Clockwork says:
(# 16) on 01/23/2008 22:22

I'd blow it on hookers. Lots of cheap hookers.

xMalachi says:
(# 17) on 01/23/2008 22:25

ceark: I believe it is on top of what you get for your return.

I'll end up spending it on bills probably :(. I'm getting a PS3 on Valentine's Day though so I'll complete my system collection then.

Spykron says:
(# 18) on 01/23/2008 22:27

@fleet

yea i hear ya, but i guess the idea is that this helps jolt the economy and everything improves after that.

economies are so confusing, i try not to think about it.

ShadokatRegn says:
(# 19) on 01/23/2008 22:33

Bills. Yea, being a grown up can suck sometimes. Especially when that same stupid government fucks you in the eye 2 months before.

smallkid says:
(# 20) on 01/23/2008 22:53

I say SCREW the system by saving the money.

13thDragon says:
(# 21) on 01/23/2008 22:58

June? FUCK. I need a new tv, like, NOW. Well, guess I can't complain about free money. Guess I'll have to go with the beer and women solution, then.

LeonSK says:
(# 22) on 01/23/2008 23:02

@Fleet3000

Thank you. Seriously. Thank you.

@Spykron

That's the idea, but it only stimulates the economy if literally something like 80-90% of the people that get that rebate go out and spend the whole thing quick. Even then, someone has to be accountable for that money. As ZeroTolo said, our kids, probably. And that, my friends, sucks asszors.

If you really want to flip the bird to the government, SAVE ALL THAT MONEY!

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DynamicSheep says:
(# 23) on 01/23/2008 23:39

I'm using this to pay off my credit card debt...

I'm about 3 grand in debt and $1,600 (1 check for me and 1 for the misses) would be a lot of dirt put back in the hole.

I've got my HDTV, my 360, PS3, and Wii. I've got a DS, and a functional computer. The only thing I'd really want to do with this money is spend about $200 of it on a PSP and a few games I've been meaning to play on it, and I'd save the rest.

The-Excel says:
(# 24) on 01/24/2008 01:40

I would spend mine on replacing my recently broken arcade controller and fetish stuff.