Yeah, Griff, you seem more like a simple cocaine guy to me. plus you'll get more done around Grifftopia than you would on heroin.

No they are not. The tax payer is, and they will be coming for it in about 12 months with a vengence.

Okay, I'm still confused. But whatever, if I get it, it's going to credit cards, if I don't then I don't :)

Shush! The great minds in Washington came up with this, it's fool proof.

Hmmm... it is a stimulus package. I hate to violate the spirit of the thing.

It is income based. You make x you get it. You make x+Y you get it and more. You make x+y+z it is reduced. You make x+y+z+w you no longer get it.

Where x = $3000

You solve it from there.

Pretty simple.

Clear as mud. :)

I don't know your $$ details, but based on what you said in your credit card debt thread, you are probably going to get $600.

You make 3000 a year you get 300

You make 50000 a year you get 600 (unless you are couple earning then you get 1200 + 300 per kid)

You make 75000 and the amount you get goes down.
You make 150000 as couple the amount goes down.

You make greater than 178000 you get nothing.

Really? You have to jump the 50000 hurdle to get the $600? I thought you just had to pay some federal taxes.

Edit: Not that any of this is finalized into law.

There a couple of plans being proposed. Some Dem, some Rep. They will have to fight it out and figure out the details.

We have a similar scheme here in Australia which has been in effect for a number of years now. Essentially lower income earners, around the same figures you're being quoted there although the top end is about $90k for families here. The general idea is that it's paid to families with children. What you get is $600/child at the end of the financial year.

We don't qualify for it because Dazza earns over the threshold, but when I was a single parent it really helped a lot. It made a world of difference to Christmas for the kids that's for sure.

90k in Aust is probably worth 150k here. At least it will be when they print those checks.

You get $600 for each child?

I think you could get more for them on the black market.

Unless they're ugly or have an unusual odor.


I'm sorry. That wasn't nice.

I didn't see hire someone as an option on the poll. How is this brainstorm stimulating the economy again? Oh, maybe it'll be we have $600 lets go splurge??? I don't think so.