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02-06-2009, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ziggy29
Because you'd probably do something stupid and irresponsible with it, like put it into savings or pay off debt.
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I'd be responsible, I promise. Spend a few thou on my house, a few thou on car repairs, maybe taking another vacation or 3. Give the wife a few thou for a shopping spree. Maybe pay a little tax here and there. Maybe take an unpaid "sabbatical".
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02-06-2009, 02:17 PM
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They could give it to me on the condition that I would spend it. Make it some sort of coupon that would expire in 6 months. I'd take it!
Dreaming of a $3,000 coupon..., and...
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Taiwan handed out shopping coupons last month. Right before Chinese New Years. The jury is still out on how effective they will be off course they coupons were just over $100s. Not $3000.
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02-06-2009, 02:38 PM
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Not to mention that if we gave $3000 for every person in a household, we'd be rewarding the woman who just had octuplets with an extra $24,000. Not sure I want to go there...
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02-06-2009, 02:49 PM
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IMO the Government miss the boat on the May 2008 Checks - they should have sent DEBIT CARDS that would have had a 60 or 90 expiration date on them. That way the money would have been spent (or sold at a discount on EBAY or Craigs List) bit ultimately been spent here. I hope they do this with the next ones, if there are any individual tax credit or whatever issued.
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02-06-2009, 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by ziggy29
Not to mention that if we gave $3000 for every person in a household, we'd be rewarding the woman who just had octuplets with an extra $24,000. Not sure I want to go there...
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I would be ok with that. As long as I get my $12000.
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02-06-2009, 05:25 PM
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This thread is way more interesting than discussing "politics." Wait! This is "politics."
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02-06-2009, 05:34 PM
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This is "politics."
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Yep. FIRE related politics, to be precise... 
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02-06-2009, 10:49 PM
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From what we have seen lately, even rice can be controversial.  I never dreamed that the street food thread would end up getting closed on early.
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02-09-2009, 12:23 PM
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If the dang govurnmint would stock taking so much of my money every paycheck, I could FIRE a lot earlier. Or if they would take just a little more and give me socialized medicine, I could FIRE a lot earlier.
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02-09-2009, 04:43 PM
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From what we have seen lately, even rice can be controversial. I never dreamed that the street food thread would end up getting closed on early. |
Did it? I just tried a test reply & it was going to let me do it. I didn't since I had nothing to say..
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02-09-2009, 04:44 PM
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Did it? I just tried a test reply & it was going to let me do it. I didn't since I had nothing to say..
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Perhaps it was reopened due to the importance of rice in people's diets worldwide.
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02-09-2009, 07:55 PM
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In the South, we can't have a meal without rice, Ha! I got a giant "Carolina Rice Spoon" with my initials engraved on the handle as a wedding gift, even.
It is of VITAL importance here to discuss rice.
Nice threadjack, eh?
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02-13-2009, 09:15 PM
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I grew up on Carolina rice. Yum.
I come from Carolina so pardon my drawl
I'm here to mention long grain rice to you'awl
it makes right fancy eatin' - so tasty and so nice
for quality and nourishment it's Carolina rice
first you have to clean rice to make it worthwhile
pressure-cooked, southern or oriental style
serve it in a million ways - take my advice
nothing's economical like Carolina rice."
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02-14-2009, 06:52 AM
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I do miss some of those soapbox discussions. It was fun to banter with people who have very different opinions than I do. You learn the most from those who disagree with you.
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