Dave Barry On Economic ‘Stimulus’ Payments

Posted In: Asia, China, Consumers, Economy, Politicians, President Bush, Stimulus Package, Taxes, U.S. Government

Well, it looks like the first of the economic ‘stimulus’ payments are arriving in the mailbox (and being spent at the gas pump). The other day I noticed that Dave Barry had added his two cents on the tax rebate checks. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Dave Barry, he is a humor columnist whose work appeared in more than 500 newspapers in the United States and abroad for 25 years. In 1988, he even won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary.

Barry wrote in the Miami Herald on April 13:

…this year, filing taxpayers will receive an Economic Stimulus Payment. This is a very exciting new program that I will explain using the Q and A format:

Q. What is an Economic Stimulus Payment?
A. It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers.

Q. Where will the government get this money?
A. From taxpayers.

Q. So the government is giving me back my own money?
A. Only a smidgen.

Q. What is the purpose of this payment?
A. The plan is that you will use the money to purchase a high-definition TV set, thus stimulating the economy.

Q. But isn’t that stimulating the economy of China?
A. Shut up.

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Source: Hong Kong Tourism Board

Source:

“Dave Barry: How your taxes turn into manure”
Dave Barry
Miami Herald, April 13, 2008

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