Eight (8) more days and the checks go out to boost the U.S. economy, and George wants us to spend the money HERE on U.S. products to keep the $$ circulating HERE. Sooo, with that said, it sounds like NCE, Digitrax, Branchline, Kadee, Woodland Scenics, Micro Engineering, many products in the Walthers catalog, etc, etc., all made in the U.S.
I can see it all now, the headlines of newspapers and CNN, Fox TV etc., in July, Model Railroaders save the U.S. economy from Recession !!!
We have a pellet stove...good clean heat, but me and my brother have to lug up 80lbs of pellets from the garage to the stoves (2 of 'em) every day...
I doubt my parents would let me spend it...probably would go towards collage.
Ours is going to pay off a credit card or two.
George is giving my tax money back so I can give it directly to him through my gas tank.
Seriously I would like to pick up a loco but instead I will be paying off some debt.
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."-Albert Einstein
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-Ken in Maryland (B&O modeler, former CSX modeler)
The IRS believes my wife and I make too much money, so we won't be seeing a dime from these 'incentive' checks...
Don Z.
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Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
We'll be getting a check but it won't be boosting the economy, we'll be paying off a few bills.
Tax checks are paying for our vacation in July. So I guess nothing for model railroading coming out of the govt. checks.
Bill
All this "stimulus" package means to me is that I will be drawing $1200 less from the IRA in the month of May.
Big whoop.
Andre
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Robby P. wrote:I don't think anybody is putting there check into the economy. It will be mainly gas and other bills. Ours is going to taxes for our house. Alot of people I talk to about this is, say that there money is going to go into the bank account. I don't think its going to work like Bush wanted it to.
Whether it works as advertised or not, I'll be happy to get my share. Many of us feel we've been paying more than a fair share for quite some time.
I haven't really decided yet what I'm going to do with mine. I'll probably just put it in the bank with the rest of my modest savings and hang onto it for a rainy day. I had thought about using some of it to buy a voice activated R2D2 to add to my robot collection but I doubt I'll do that. The older I get the more of a miser I've become...
Tracklayer
It's a simple debt transfer. The government increases our collective debt and I reduce my personal debt. Not sure how this jump starts the economy
Enjoy
Paul
MY father wants to buy a DCC system, and ALOT of scenary for our layout
Tjsingle
IRONROOSTER wrote: It's a simple debt transfer. The government increases our collective debt and I reduce my personal debt. Not sure how this jump starts the economy EnjoyPaul
Don't worry about it. My grandchildren (not to mention their grandchildren) will be paying for it anyway.
Unless of course, the immense magma chamber under Yellowstone erupts as a super-volcano, in which case it won't matter anyhow (I watch the Science channel waaaaaaay to much). At least the ash cloud and sulfuric acid aerosols will counteract the effects of global warming temporarily and if it's the global catastrophe it could be, the national debt would be meaningless anyway. See, there's a silver lining in every cloud.
Andre-feeling a bit cynical today
Grrrr... you had to rub it in... I am still bitter that I don't get the refund Man, I pay more than my fair share of taxes.... GRRRRR!!! I could really use it for the Puyallup train show this weekend..... Oh, wait, I am getting a consultant check 2 months worth of consulting ...now I can smile .... enjoy spending the money everyone
Brian
Dave
Lackawanna Route of the Phoebe Snow
Phoebe Vet wrote:I'm going to buy something made in China. After all, that's where he borrowed to money to write the check.
That's very close to the truth. The PRC must own as many or more USD's as the Treasury.
I did my CDN taxes last week. Straight up, it seemed I owed about $1700. Then I deducted my allowable expenses and split my income with my wife. (Won't she be surprised when she gets the check? ). Split income and deducting $7200 for an extraction, bone and tissue graft for a ridge augmentation (front upper jaw), titanium implant, coping and crown, I now owe $14.02. Wife gets a refund of $2700.
Awwwwwwwwww.........
It really is hers 'cuz it's already spent. She had the house interior painted a couple of weeks back.
What do you call a guy with no arms and no legs in your mailbox?
Bill. I'll be paying alot of them.
How about under your car?
Jack. Brake job for the CFO's auto.
In the bathroom?
John. She wants new tile.
2 guys on the window?
Curt n Rod. She wants new drapes.
Doesn't look good for MRR.
Terry
Terry in NW Wisconsin
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andrechapelon wrote: All this "stimulus" package means to me is that I will be drawing $1200 less from the IRA in the month of May.Big whoop.Andre
Andre--
OMYGAW, you, too? Well, I had good news and bad news. My Central Pacific stock went up,but my Credit Mobilier stock tanked. It's just no fun being a Robber Baron anymore, LOL!
But I decided the Heck with it, I'm hitting Railroad Hobbies in Roseville with my, er--ah--'incentive' check and just go wild for about a minute and a half. Mike will love me, of course.
Tom
Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!
I'm saving mine, should arrive before my insurance takes money. Either way I'm saving it.
Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
twhite wrote: andrechapelon wrote: All this "stimulus" package means to me is that I will be drawing $1200 less from the IRA in the month of May.Big whoop.AndreAndre--OMYGAW, you, too? Well, I had good news and bad news. My Central Pacific stock went up,but my Credit Mobilier stock tanked. It's just no fun being a Robber Baron anymore, LOL! But I decided the Heck with it, I'm hitting Railroad Hobbies in Roseville with my, er--ah--'incentive' check and just go wild for about a minute and a half. Mike will love me, of course.Tom
You shoulda bought Apple stock back before the turn of the century. OTOH, who am I to give you investing advice? I lost a ton of money in the South Sea Bubble. Fortunately, I sold my interest in tulip bulbs before the market crashed.
Given the price of brass, you'll be lucky if your, uh, er, "incentive" lasts that long.