rebate checks only for low income?

[Coronita]

Duh, because they weren't able to "put in".

Income taxes for working people are mandatory, not voluntary.

Believe it or not, most low income persons would rather be paying taxes. What does that say for high income fetchers who do everything they can to avoid paying taxes?

Generally, low income persons are not in that position because they chose to be. Typically, they are victims of a terrible social and educational system, artfully designed by, guess who?

There has been much mention of the "burden" of taxes. I think that most of those who speak this word don't know the meaning of the word. High income is certainly not a burden and if its reduction by the final amount of taxes such fetchers usually pay somehow deprives them of food and shelter and medical services, then they're doing something wrong.

Low income persons carry a true burden for themselves and their children and they are kept powerless to do anything about it.

Try giving up your "burden" for theirs, you wouldn't last a week!

 

fosub,

I think the premise here though is that this definition of "low income" rebate check is different from the "low income" you describe. You're talking about "low income" people who for practical purposes don't even pay taxes.

 

This rebate program is giving to people that I would argue was arbitrarily set at $65k/$150k individual/family. Granted $65k income and $150k household income isn't considered "rich", at the same time I don't consider this to be "low income". I think the original poster meant just that. This is a pretty arbitrary rebate. In fact, it was a rebate that was meant to be given to the "middle class" so that they would spend to oblivion. And most americans probably will. 

I don't qualify for this rebate. I'm frankly not pissed that I don't get one. I just think that $150billion the government is giving out would have been better well spent if used for a purpose. For example, education, infrastructure, etc. What's worse, is this government doesn't have the $150billion.

And worse most of it will end up in the pockets our or overseas contituents that sell us all the  stuff consumers buy.

 

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[drunkle]

ben bernanke helped frame this rebate program with his thoughts on what people of differenct economic classes will do with the money. that is, the poor will spend it while the better off will save it.

frankly, $600 is still a pittance to anyone making more than 30k a year. it’ll buy you a couple months of beer, some new shoes and pants, just crap.

by funneling money to the poor, to people who have low or no income tax liability, you’re achieving two things. wealth transfer from the middle class to the rich and stimulus to the consumer economy. the stimulus part is obvious, the poor will mostly spend it on consumer goods and help prop sales. the funneling is the tricky part; the upper 80% pay for the lower 50% to go shopping. the money flows through the hands of the lower 50 and into the hands of the top 40 who own and sell crap. the working class get screwed, the middle service providers get screwed, the lower class get garbage and the upper class get their money back and then some.

[drunkle]

ben bernanke helped frame this rebate program with his thoughts on what people of differenct economic classes will do with the money. that is, the poor will spend it while the better off will save it.

frankly, $600 is still a pittance to anyone making more than 30k a year. it’ll buy you a couple months of beer, some new shoes and pants, just crap.

by funneling money to the poor, to people who have low or no income tax liability, you’re achieving two things. wealth transfer from the middle class to the rich and stimulus to the consumer economy. the stimulus part is obvious, the poor will mostly spend it on consumer goods and help prop sales. the funneling is the tricky part; the upper 80% pay for the lower 50% to go shopping. the money flows through the hands of the lower 50 and into the hands of the top 40 who own and sell crap. the working class get screwed, the middle service providers get screwed, the lower class get garbage and the upper class get their money back and then some.

[drunkle]

ben bernanke helped frame this rebate program with his thoughts on what people of differenct economic classes will do with the money. that is, the poor will spend it while the better off will save it.

frankly, $600 is still a pittance to anyone making more than 30k a year. it’ll buy you a couple months of beer, some new shoes and pants, just crap.

by funneling money to the poor, to people who have low or no income tax liability, you’re achieving two things. wealth transfer from the middle class to the rich and stimulus to the consumer economy. the stimulus part is obvious, the poor will mostly spend it on consumer goods and help prop sales. the funneling is the tricky part; the upper 80% pay for the lower 50% to go shopping. the money flows through the hands of the lower 50 and into the hands of the top 40 who own and sell crap. the working class get screwed, the middle service providers get screwed, the lower class get garbage and the upper class get their money back and then some.

[drunkle]

ben bernanke helped frame this rebate program with his thoughts on what people of differenct economic classes will do with the money. that is, the poor will spend it while the better off will save it.

frankly, $600 is still a pittance to anyone making more than 30k a year. it’ll buy you a couple months of beer, some new shoes and pants, just crap.

by funneling money to the poor, to people who have low or no income tax liability, you’re achieving two things. wealth transfer from the middle class to the rich and stimulus to the consumer economy. the stimulus part is obvious, the poor will mostly spend it on consumer goods and help prop sales. the funneling is the tricky part; the upper 80% pay for the lower 50% to go shopping. the money flows through the hands of the lower 50 and into the hands of the top 40 who own and sell crap. the working class get screwed, the middle service providers get screwed, the lower class get garbage and the upper class get their money back and then some.

[drunkle]

ben bernanke helped frame this rebate program with his thoughts on what people of differenct economic classes will do with the money. that is, the poor will spend it while the better off will save it.

frankly, $600 is still a pittance to anyone making more than 30k a year. it’ll buy you a couple months of beer, some new shoes and pants, just crap.

by funneling money to the poor, to people who have low or no income tax liability, you’re achieving two things. wealth transfer from the middle class to the rich and stimulus to the consumer economy. the stimulus part is obvious, the poor will mostly spend it on consumer goods and help prop sales. the funneling is the tricky part; the upper 80% pay for the lower 50% to go shopping. the money flows through the hands of the lower 50 and into the hands of the top 40 who own and sell crap. the working class get screwed, the middle service providers get screwed, the lower class get garbage and the upper class get their money back and then some.

[Anonymous]

How handy to be able to split hairs and separate poverty into convenient “qualifying” categories and shrug it off as an answer. This is part of the reason the problem exists. Is there much difference between a family that earned a taxable income last year of $1000 and one that didn’t?

Do you think that you’re doing your part by yelling out your car window “get a job!!” to the homeless on the side of the road?

This rebate squander of tax dollars truly is a meaningless and mindless gesture in that it does nothing more than to put more money into the cash registers of those who hardly need it. In that sense the rebate is nothing more than just another kick in the face to the poor. A theatrical display.

If it were really well intended, that money would be better spent on preventative programs, new, or existing.

[Anonymous]

How handy to be able to split hairs and separate poverty into convenient “qualifying” categories and shrug it off as an answer. This is part of the reason the problem exists. Is there much difference between a family that earned a taxable income last year of $1000 and one that didn’t?

Do you think that you’re doing your part by yelling out your car window “get a job!!” to the homeless on the side of the road?

This rebate squander of tax dollars truly is a meaningless and mindless gesture in that it does nothing more than to put more money into the cash registers of those who hardly need it. In that sense the rebate is nothing more than just another kick in the face to the poor. A theatrical display.

If it were really well intended, that money would be better spent on preventative programs, new, or existing.

[Anonymous]

How handy to be able to split hairs and separate poverty into convenient “qualifying” categories and shrug it off as an answer. This is part of the reason the problem exists. Is there much difference between a family that earned a taxable income last year of $1000 and one that didn’t?

Do you think that you’re doing your part by yelling out your car window “get a job!!” to the homeless on the side of the road?

This rebate squander of tax dollars truly is a meaningless and mindless gesture in that it does nothing more than to put more money into the cash registers of those who hardly need it. In that sense the rebate is nothing more than just another kick in the face to the poor. A theatrical display.

If it were really well intended, that money would be better spent on preventative programs, new, or existing.

[Anonymous]

How handy to be able to split hairs and separate poverty into convenient “qualifying” categories and shrug it off as an answer. This is part of the reason the problem exists. Is there much difference between a family that earned a taxable income last year of $1000 and one that didn’t?

Do you think that you’re doing your part by yelling out your car window “get a job!!” to the homeless on the side of the road?

This rebate squander of tax dollars truly is a meaningless and mindless gesture in that it does nothing more than to put more money into the cash registers of those who hardly need it. In that sense the rebate is nothing more than just another kick in the face to the poor. A theatrical display.

If it were really well intended, that money would be better spent on preventative programs, new, or existing.

[Anonymous]

How handy to be able to split hairs and separate poverty into convenient “qualifying” categories and shrug it off as an answer. This is part of the reason the problem exists. Is there much difference between a family that earned a taxable income last year of $1000 and one that didn’t?

Do you think that you’re doing your part by yelling out your car window “get a job!!” to the homeless on the side of the road?

This rebate squander of tax dollars truly is a meaningless and mindless gesture in that it does nothing more than to put more money into the cash registers of those who hardly need it. In that sense the rebate is nothing more than just another kick in the face to the poor. A theatrical display.

If it were really well intended, that money would be better spent on preventative programs, new, or existing.

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