Thought Of The Day

Three to twelve...By now, unless you've been under a rock, you know that our government has called for an economic stimulus plan. Essentially, if all goes well, what this means is that come about late spring/summer time, many Americans will receive a check in the mail that will be a minimum of three hundred dollars with a maximum of twelve hundred. There is also a provision for families, of an additional amount of money for each child, in the neighborhood of three hundred. How much you actually receive depends on your household/federal taxable situation. This stimulus plan is all in an effort to help bolster confidence, avert fears of impending recession, and create jobs. I understand that the whole idea is to get people to spend the money they receive, so it will sort of jumpstart a sluggish economy. And for sure, there will be a lot of people that will spend every dime of the "free" money they receive. But I don't think it will be the big economic jolt that our government is expecting - at least if it all depended on me, there won't. Let's just say, because I am single, that I only get three hundred dollars. What is this - Boyz N Hood? The government is Furious Styles, and I'm lil' Chris. Three hundred dollars?! Man, that ain't shit!!...I can't even get a PS3 for that! But this ain't about having enough money to buy a PS3, or even an iPhone. There are bigger forces at work - and those forces are called "hard times." Many people right now seem to be stretching every little bit of money that they make, robbing Peter to pay Paul. If you're not going through it yourself, you know someone who is. I can't speak for what's going to happen with most checks sent out, but I'll tell you this - I live in high as hell California. I drive a ten year old car. And gas is 3+ dollars A GALLON!...I'm putting MY check in the bank! I mean, duuuhhh!!...