tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613139790698621842.post-9950910707432995092008-03-27T16:59:00.001-07:002008-03-27T16:59:06.079-07:00Economic Stimulus?<p>Maybe I'm one of the few, but giving me "free" money would hardly make me want to spend it as soon as I get it.  It is my understanding that there are a lot of people out there that wait all year to get their hands on their income tax refund, only to go out and blow it all in one day.  I would assume these same people are the target audience of the US government when announcing the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008.   But what will these people spend the money on?  One month's rent?  One month's mortgage payment?  Make a payment on a credit card?  A month's worth of gas?(ok so I'm exaggerating)   Or will they really go out and spend it on the newest LCD HDTV?  I for one, will most likely put it in my account and it will sit there earning interest(very little).  Twelve hundred is hardly enough to send me on a spending spree, yes I'm cheap like that.  I appreciate that Mr. Bush has acknowledged that there is a real problem with the economy in the US, but I have my doubts as to how much help the stimulus checks will provide.  I believe that there are other issues on the table which are dragging this economy down.  I am not a politician, nor do I care to be one, but we pay these politicians to do a job, are they doing it?  </p> Rich Heilmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17153795316291246465noreply@blogger.com