$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

oh that duck :-/

I felt so bad for that duck, man!

Wait, is this US money? Did Bush give you this? Is it STAINED WITH BLOOD??

no, it's not US money, it's dollars that we're borrowing from China.

honestly with the way the dollar looks right now you're honestly better off spending this now and not saving since no investment you're likely to be able to make is going to match the $$ equivalent next april 15

in fact that $600 is already depreciating at a terrifying rate and nobody even has their grubby paws on it yet. I can't wait to see what the sales flyers look like two sundays from now

keytar, cheesesteak, drugs.

hmm. this will either go to student loans, or maybe finally get me a thunderbird bass.

Or a new video card so's I can play finally play "Bioshock" and "Witcher".

yeah, dealers should be getting very excited about this. hundreds of suddenly liquid customers popping out of the woodwork all at once demanding your product! basic microeconomics and the government working together for YOU

anybody who uses this to pay down debts is a terrorist btw

mutek

lol spend it in canada

i'm probably spending mine in japan

incidentally us$600 in australia would buy you a plastic fork

can give u tokyo lowdown if desired xpost

http://elainemeinelsupkis.typepad.com/money_matters/images/dollar_down_against_euro_up_against_yen.jpg

?

i'm gonna spend it in canada (thereby stimulating the economy north of the border instead of our), smuggle the stuff back into the states (avoiding paying duty on it, natch), then sell said items at a reasonable markup (and not charging sales tax or reporting the income).

THANKS FOR THE HANDOUT GWB!!!

damn chi kev you have got it all planned out.

Can someone explain to non-American why you're all getting 600 dollars?

because our government loves us very much and wants us to be happy

x-post

To make up for the fact that we are on our way to becoming a second-world country (at least).

Also I'm not sure what I'll spend mine on. Perhaps a nice pair of shoes or laser hair removal. Or a trunk full of subwoofers.

So the American government is giving everyone 600 $? In cash?

What's the story behind it?

Economy's in the toilet. Bush Administration figures if they give everyone $600, we'll all run out and spend it right away, thereby stimulating the economy.

this thread is google result #2 for "six hundred dollars"

Bush Administration figures if they give everyone $600, we'll all run out and spend it right away, thereby stimulating the economy.

Is this a great country, or what?

all caps + dollar signs = top of google search results

damn chi kev you have got it all planned out.

-- gr8080, Thursday, February 14, 2008 1:12 PM (Thursday, February 14, 2008 1:12 PM) Bookmark Link

truthfully i'm probably just gonna spend it on burritos from picante.

talk about an investment that'll get you returns

WHOOO AH!

tuomas, it is part of a very stupid plan to further delay a long-foreshadowed recession, despite the fact that said recession has already begun and will not blink twice in the face of a bunch of people spending $600 that we would normally have just paid to government in the form of income tax a year from now (and probably still will anyway).

part of a very, very stupid plan

Fixed.

yeah, doesn't this just mean smaller returns next year?

slot cars

oh man slot cars is a fucking great idea

http://www.slotcarillustrated.com/v-web/gallery/d/68265-5/Day+1+Nurnberg+140.jpg

Economy's in the toilet. Bush Mugabe Administration figures if they give everyone $600, we'll all run out and spend it right away, thereby stimulating the economy.

-- jaymc, Friday, 15 February 2008 06:27 (29 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

it's not the bush admin, it's congress too! oh wait same fuckin' diff

I AM GOING TO STIMULATE IT BABY

woah i should buy a drum set if i get all six hundred dollars but i'm married so maybe i get more

for those of us who aren't american

The stimulus law signed by President Bush on Wednesday provides what he called a "booster shot" to the economy, but the medicine might not be strong enough to ward off a recession.

The $168 billion package of personal tax rebates and business tax cuts will likely help shore up consumer spending later this year, economists say. That could minimize the pain of a possible downturn.

So they're all getting FREE MONEY in order to avoid, er, an economic downturn. Wait.

THANK YOU AMERICAS

http://www.usd.edu/smm/Drums/LudwigJrDrumsetlarge.jpg

as a guy who owns a store that sells luxury items that nobody needs to stupid people with almost no financial sense, i heartily approve of this stimulus package

do i need 14 toms, and 2 bass drums y/n?

I'm amazed you don't break away from the crazy fundamentalist states and call yourself the Republic of Funkynesia or something.

ha, you do, but not for $600.

i'm thinking of getting a nice crash cymbal, a cowbell + bass drum mount, and an extra cymbal stand. all the little things i've been missing from my jazz/new orleans kit.

No, I mean in order to avoid being ruled by someone considerably less sociopathic.

the problem is, AA, that THEY ARE EVERYWHERE

But that's $168 billion less bullets to steal oilprotect innocent countries from evil terrists!

woah i should buy a drum set if i get all six hundred dollars but i'm married so maybe i get more

You will get $1200 but surely your wife gets a say in how half of that is spent.