This isn’t much of a political piece as much as it is an economic piece. I was sitting here thinking what I should do with my economic stimulus check. There is no one thing that I need to buy with it, and it wouldn’t be most beneficial for me and the country (?) if the money just sits in my bank account. So, I’ve decided to invest it in … the U.S. Common Sense website!
Ok, so that isn’t a bold activity, but I want to see if I can make the money turn a profit for me down the road. Since my time writing for the site is a “volunteer” effort, I won’t try to come up with an hourly rate for my time. Instead, I will deduct my hosting fees, technical support, software purchases, etc to run my online “empire.”
Starting with the inception of the website, I spent $239.62 in 2007, and I am projecting to spend $356.68 during 2008, for a total of $596.30. This leaves me with $3.70 out of the $600.00 stimulus check. Since there is less than 6 months remaining in the this year, my prospects of breaking even (or even turning a profit) seems a little thin. My ad revenue is trickling in, but not nearly enough to cover my monthly expenses.
But fear not! The website will continue, even when the stimulus funds run out. A government handout is not necessary for this labor of love! 
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I initially was going to help you out, relieving you of the burden unfairly imposed upon you, by our Government, of the $600 dollar “stimulus” bribe. However, upon reading the entire posting, it appears that alas, I am but too late to ease your pain.
Therefore, I, as a concerned sovereign citizen, would offer to relieve any such anguish to other loyal Americans suffering from this dehabilitating conundrum. And unlike the panhandling of Congress (Most recently Hillary RODHAM Clinton, in her whining of needing millions to pay for her “Campaign Debt”), I would most certainly use said funds more responsibly and remain vigilant in it’s usage.
On another note, I pray (yes pray) that God (not the etherial plane of whateverness) pour upon the people of our nation (Not our Government, because we all don’t want to waste a perfectly good prayer that would go unappreciated) the blessings which we so desperately need. May God forever Bless the United States of America!!!
Steve Daniels
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Thank you for your kind offer, Steve. It’s been a difficult burden to bear, but I think I can make it the remaining few months. If you are fortunate to relieve others of their stimulus burden, remember that I am willing to share that load with you. Say … 10%?
I thought that our so-called economic stimulus was more of an insult than anything else. People of this country are losing their homes and jobs, and the government responds with $600 per person.
That’s less than half a mortgage payment for most Americans.
When the government sends me a check for $10k, I’ll call it ‘stimulating’.
I was thinking an alternative action on the stimulus program: Instead of tossing a $300 crumb to the masses, how about giving instead $10,000 to every student that Graduates high school with an average above 3.0, and $50,000 to every college student that earns a Bachelors degree with above a 3.0 GPA. Perhaps this would increase graduation rates and improve grade scores… We all remember how tough it was starting out in the world…
Mikey,
I think you would have enjoyed my proposal for the stimulus package then (which sounds like Congress is finally adopting). The funds they gave out a few months back should have been used to refinance those homeowners where were in trouble under the ARMs and replace them with low fixed rate mortgages.
Steve,
That is an interesting thought. While I think the dollar amounts are rather high, you could combine the existing education tax credits with a lump sum (say $5,000 or $10,000). For every year the taxpayer is a full-time student, they would be eligible for the credit (I think it is $2,000 if I remember correctly). Upon completion of the degree, if there is any funds of the original $5,000 or $10,000 remaining, they would receive that as a refund. So, for those under the poverty line who don’t pay taxes but attend school, they would receive the full amount upon graduation.