Stimulate US?

You’ve just received $600 dollars! What will you do next? You could buy and Xbox 360. You could go on a cruise. You could buy a new gun or adopt a puppy. But what will most people actually do with this new found cash? Where will this money actually go? Will it really stimulate our economy? And finally, why are we doing this?

First of all, this “stimulus package” will affect our economy as much as your individual vote will count in the Presidential election (not including Floridians). Most people are probably in debt from higher prices in everything from gasoline to milk. So, $600 would make a dent in their debt. Will anyone use the money for personal desires? Of course! There are enough irresponsible people in this country that will ignore the average credit card debt of $9,900 per household in America and go get laser hair removal done. We’re not really going to see an increase in jobs or national revenue though. Those that spend their money right away will send their money straight into the belly of businesses that are just going to pay off their debts from high gas prices and discounts they can’t afford to give. So overall, only debt collectors are really going to benefit from this government induced stimulus.

If this package was really something to benefit US citizens then they should have just taken the money and put it towards lowering gas prices. The total stimulus package will cost the US around $152 billion. Five gas companies have made over $123 billion this past year and they’re getting tax breaks! Hello! Let’s use our money to regulate the oil companies and lower gas prices. If gas didn’t cost on average over $3.30 a gallon then people might be able to afford to travel more or buy more luxury items. Don’t get me wrong, I’m looking forward to receiving that $1200 check my wife and I will receive in May (at the earliest). But we’ll probably just pay off some credit card debt because we can’t afford to drive to the bank to cash it. You want to stimulate the economy? Let’s start another war and stop buying our supplies from China.

Rules suck, but rules save lives!

In Response to Jason K. B.'s opinion on TSA

I have my days too when I'm cranky, but seriously? Okay, I'll agree with one thing before I get started. Many things that make it through TSA's system shouldn't. Knives, guns, etc. should never make it through. That shows that many TSA employees aren't doing their job. Like many other government workers, laziness rules and customer satisfaction is a myth. Now for what I don't quite understand.

Telling us to remove our belt is a government "bitch-slap"? As a former Police Officer, the one thing I thought was ridiculous was how many people hated cops, unless they needed us. One day I confiscated a kid’s pit bull for attacking another dog in their neighborhood, and that kid’s parents wanted to press charges. However, a month late they were quick to call us when their neighbors were playing loud music. They didn’t want the rules to apply to them. Everyone hates rules. Oh, rules are evil. I'm sure many people aren't aware of some of the things that are caught through TSA's system. Small one-shot pistols can be disguised into the front of belt buckles. Depending on what kind of shoes someone’s wearing a non-metal knife could be hidden in the sole. If the shoes are removed and x-rayed then that cuts down on how many try it. Sure someone could still hide that non-metal knife on their person, but you are also subject to random pat downs at any time. There are people who want to scare us, but there are people out there who also want to hurt us. Now it would be great if these people wore t-shirts saying, “I’m an evil man who’s hiding a weapon so I can hi-jack a plane”. But since we’re not afforded that benefit, we kinda have to check every person just make sure we don’t miss. Yes it sucks to throw away two Red Bulls I just bought before heading to the airport. Rules suck, but rules save lives. By the way, I think those T-shirts are available at Spencer's.