Comments on: Spend your stimulus money wisely! http://scripts.mit.edu/~birge/blog/spend-your-stimulus-money-wisely/ Monkey #121643810 reporting for duty... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:43:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jonathan http://scripts.mit.edu/~birge/blog/spend-your-stimulus-money-wisely/comment-page-1/#comment-3455 Jonathan Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:49:12 +0000 http://scripts.mit.edu/~birge/blog/spend-your-stimulus-money-wisely/#comment-3455 I agree. This one might be worse for the grandkids, but hopefully it will be better for our long term success as a country if they actually spend it on infrastructure and R&D, instead of everybody just saving it. The latter is the most ludicrous potential outcome of a stimulus, because we're basically borrowing at a higher rate than you're earning. (Except that somebody else is paying for it, which is pretty much the entire trick behind most of the American economy.) I agree. This one might be worse for the grandkids, but hopefully it will be better for our long term success as a country if they actually spend it on infrastructure and R&D, instead of everybody just saving it. The latter is the most ludicrous potential outcome of a stimulus, because we’re basically borrowing at a higher rate than you’re earning. (Except that somebody else is paying for it, which is pretty much the entire trick behind most of the American economy.)

]]> By: David J. http://scripts.mit.edu/~birge/blog/spend-your-stimulus-money-wisely/comment-page-1/#comment-3454 David J. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:57:26 +0000 http://scripts.mit.edu/~birge/blog/spend-your-stimulus-money-wisely/#comment-3454 Well now we're on stimulus #2 and this one is much worse for the economy (and our future children). One of the most searched for terms recently has been "when will I get my stimulus check". Will this one pass the Senate? I don't think it will pass as-is but we'll know in less than 2 weeks. And I almost forgot, our stimulus checks from 2008 went into the bank. Well now we’re on stimulus #2 and this one is much worse for the economy (and our future children). One of the most searched for terms recently has been “when will I get my stimulus check”.

Will this one pass the Senate? I don’t think it will pass as-is but we’ll know in less than 2 weeks.

And I almost forgot, our stimulus checks from 2008 went into the bank.

]]> By: Jonathan http://scripts.mit.edu/~birge/blog/spend-your-stimulus-money-wisely/comment-page-1/#comment-2151 Jonathan Fri, 16 May 2008 23:11:38 +0000 http://scripts.mit.edu/~birge/blog/spend-your-stimulus-money-wisely/#comment-2151 jp: Scandinavia? You can rationalize it any way you want, but clearly you are trying to cheat the system. I am inclined to report this to Homeland Security. Our kind and fearless leaders did not bless us with their generosity for us to go and give it away to Europeans. You will spend your money here, and you will enjoy it. Please report to The Ministry of Reeducation at once. jp:

Scandinavia? You can rationalize it any way you want, but clearly you are trying to cheat the system. I am inclined to report this to Homeland Security. Our kind and fearless leaders did not bless us with their generosity for us to go and give it away to Europeans. You will spend your money here, and you will enjoy it. Please report to The Ministry of Reeducation at once.

]]> By: jp http://scripts.mit.edu/~birge/blog/spend-your-stimulus-money-wisely/comment-page-1/#comment-1850 jp Mon, 05 May 2008 05:30:54 +0000 http://scripts.mit.edu/~birge/blog/spend-your-stimulus-money-wisely/#comment-1850 michelin-starred menu in scandinavia? because (1) it will make me a happier and more productive worker bee when i'm back in the US and (2) it might convince the swedes/danes that us americans aren't at the brink of a recession, increase international confidence in the US economy, and thereby bolster the US economy. you feel me? michelin-starred menu in scandinavia? because (1) it will make me a happier and more productive worker bee when i’m back in the US and (2) it might convince the swedes/danes that us americans aren’t at the brink of a recession, increase international confidence in the US economy, and thereby bolster the US economy. you feel me?

]]> By: Jonathan http://scripts.mit.edu/~birge/blog/spend-your-stimulus-money-wisely/comment-page-1/#comment-1517 Jonathan Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:01:06 +0000 http://scripts.mit.edu/~birge/blog/spend-your-stimulus-money-wisely/#comment-1517 Nice suggestion, Dave. Added. Nice suggestion, Dave. Added.

]]> By: Dave Simard http://scripts.mit.edu/~birge/blog/spend-your-stimulus-money-wisely/comment-page-1/#comment-1475 Dave Simard Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:55:49 +0000 http://scripts.mit.edu/~birge/blog/spend-your-stimulus-money-wisely/#comment-1475 Massages! Get one a week for however long that lasts. Just think, it's the best kind of service economy there is. All the money stays local (at least for one hop), and most of it goes straight to the providers pocket. There aren't any environmental, moral, or health side effects, and you'll feel happier. This assumes you don't have any credit card debt to pay down, of course. That feels even better than a massage. Massages! Get one a week for however long that lasts. Just think, it’s the best kind of service economy there is. All the money stays local (at least for one hop), and most of it goes straight to the providers pocket. There aren’t any environmental, moral, or health side effects, and you’ll feel happier.

This assumes you don’t have any credit card debt to pay down, of course. That feels even better than a massage.

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