[Vision2020] rebate checks

[Andreas Schou]

HELENA, MT—Saying the extra bit of kindling material couldn't have
come at a better time, 43-year-old school teacher Tim Donaldson
received his $618 rebate check from the Internal Revenue Service
Tuesday, and then immediately burned it to provide warmth for his wife
and two sons. "It gets pretty cold here at night," said Donaldson,
adding that with 75 percent of his take-home pay going toward car and
mortgage payments, his children's schooling, and his wife's medical
bills, the rare opportunity to sleep in a warm house for a night was
much appreciated. "I just want to thank the government for sending
such a large check. It burned for quite a while." Donaldson, who could
not afford matches or fuel to light the check, said he made do by
placing the envelope's clear plastic address window at an angle
underneath the sun to spark the initial flame, which his family then
huddled around until they fell asleep.

http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/economic_stimulus_check

-- ACS

On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 7:51 PM, Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I hate to detract from the abortion and Mexican Consulate threads but I
>  was just wondering what people here plan on doing with their rebate checks.
>
>  Do you think they are a good idea?  Will it help the economy of the US?
>  How about our local economy?
>
>  Have you gotten yours yet?
>
>  For myself, I plan to throw $200 of it at my line of credit at the bank
>  that I'm trying to pay down (it's the last debt I have that isn't backed
>  up with a house or a car) and spend the rest on some stupid gadget I
>  don't need, possibly a Wii.  That's assuming I can find one.  If not a
>  Wii, then maybe a Kindle.  If not a Kindle, then I'll probably just put
>  it in my checking account and let it help me keep from going negative.
>
>  Paul
>
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