The problem is, if everyone was given $10K, it'd be truly worthless. There aren't any more goods produced by issuing checks like that...just more "cash"-which means inflation of a most extreme sort. There's that risk as it is, but at least there's some attempt to focus on how it's used (I'm not saying I agree with any of this by the way. I know something's got to be done, but I doubt it is clear to anyone just what that something really should be).
Chuck On Mar 10, 2009, at 11:28 PM, Brad Belton wrote: > That's kind of the point. Travis's post illuminated that many of us > are > seeing jobs being lost across the board including in the government > sector. > That prompted my question; wouldn't we all be better off if the > "stimulus" > was just a plain and simple check cut to each household. > > > > The numbers have gotten so large that it's hard to keep up with > everything > that is being spent. The $70k - $80k per household was mentioned on > more > than news source, but even then I had a hard time believing it. > > > > Bottom line is I'm not sure anyone would choose our current path if > they > knew they could have had a $10k check in their pocket much less $70 > - $80k! > > > > > Puts things a little more in perspective. > > > > Brad > > > > > > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] > On > Behalf Of Brian Rohrbacher > Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:11 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools > > > > Find all the details in this article. > > > http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory > <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&sid=aGq2B3XeGKok > > > &sid=aGq2B3XeGKok > > U.S. Taxpayers Risk $9.7 Trillion on Bailout Programs (Update1) > > By Mark Pittman and Bob Ivry > > Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The stimulus package the U.S. Congress is > completing > would raise the government's commitment to solving the financial > crisis to > $9.7 trillion, enough to pay off more than 90 percent of the > nation's home > mortgages............. > > Brian > > > > Chuck Bartosch wrote: > > LOL, dude, some pretty trivial math would tell you that's clearly not > even in the ballpark! > > Maybe if the stimulus were $7.4 trillion, not $740 billion. But, hey, > what's a factor of 10 or so between friends, eh? > > ;-) > > Chuck > > On Mar 10, 2009, at 10:32 PM, Brad Belton wrote: > > > > Is it true that the amount of money spent in "stimulus" plans would > be equal > to or less than the government writing every household in America a > $70k or > $80k check? > > Something tells me that would have been better use of taxpayer funds > to > "stimulate" the economy rather than what has and is been done so > far... > > Brad > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] > On > Behalf Of Travis Johnson > Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:34 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools > > Too bad this isn't really helping much. I am heading to a Public > Hearing > right now for our school district. Even with the stimulus money, they > are still talking about getting rid of 20-30 teachers and counselors > next school year. And the year after that there may be that many more. > That's a 10-15% reduction in our school district. > > So now it's looking like we did a $700 Billion dollar "loan", and we > are > STILL going to have a ton more layoffs and businesses going out of > business. :( > > Travis > Microserv > > RickG wrote: > > > Where is this headed? > http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/overview.html > Is this an income stream possibility for a WISP? > -RickG > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > > WISPA Wants You! 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