I'm no economist, but isn't the same amount of money entering the marketplace either way?
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Tom Sharples" <tsharp...@qorvus.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 12:28 AM To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools > In the early 1920's, things got to the point in Germany where it cost 100 > million marks to send a letter across town. Be careful what you wish for. > > Tom S. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brad Belton" <b...@belwave.com> > To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 8:32 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools > > >> Oh!!!...you just hit the nail on the head! If the money is for me...well >> then it's ok. Someone else and then it's not. <grin> >> >> That's why I'm for the $7k, $20k, $80k (whatever it is) check sent to my >> home address made out to Yours Truly instead! >> >> Then we're all benefiting and can stimulate the economy as we each see >> fit. >> >> Brad >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of George Rogato >> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:23 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] schools >> >> I heard from my far right wing buddy, that the plan is to get to $15 >> Trillion by the time they are all done. >> >> Seriously. >> >> For the record, I am not sure if anyone else has noticed, but I have yet >> to actually meet anyone, anyone from the far left to the far right, and >> we have plenty of both around here, that think any of this bail out is >> worth while. >> I hear, give Americans a free tax year and let us stimulate that way. I >> hear let them fail, it's natural for the weak to fail, and it;s there >> own fault. >> But I just have not heard one person say, I agree what a great idea. And >> I come across a lot of people. >> >> >> I like the idea money will be spent on broadband, but not citigroup, >> myself. >> >> George >> >> >> 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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