How did you spend your $8,700 in stimulus money?

Christian Science Monitor ^ | August 20, 2010 | By Joshua M Brown

[Oldeconomybuyer]

According to the Washington Post, the latest Congressional band-aid, in the form of a $26 billion check to the states, has finally put us at the $1 trillion mark in approved "stimulus" spending.

If you divide that trillion bucks by the number of households in the United States, roughly 114 million of them, you come to a figure of about $8700 in fiscal stimulus expenditures per household.

"Wha-wha-what?" you ask, "I didn't get any $8700 worth of stimulus..."

That's correct, you did not. Why, you may ask? It's because, apparently, you and me and all of our friends and neighbors are imbeciles, completely incapable of putting our own money toward things we want or need. These decisions are better made by government agencies and assorted department "czars" with clipboards and everything.

Well, what do we have to show for the $8700 each that's been spent on our behalf to stimulate the economy?

Look around! Ask around! How are you feeling these days? How about your family members, how's everyone holding up? What about your town's Main Street, how's that looking?

[A message]

Well, what do we have to show for the $8700 each that's been spent on our behalf to stimulate the economy?

I purchased invisible things to help me stimulate the invisible recovery engineered by the the most transparent executive and legislative branches ever in the history of our nation.

[boycott]

I believe my $8700 went to bail out unions and folks that refuse to work.

[mad_as_he$$]

I bought those signs.

[70th Division]

My check bounced!

[NavyCanDo]

As much as I disagreed with it, At least Clinton and Bush when they sent out stimulus money, it was an actual check that went to peoples homes.

[WhatsItAllAbout]

Could any of you economics whiz kids tell us, what the impact of giving that $8700 to the families would have been?

[Daffynition]

A clickable map: 100 Most "Silly" & "Wasteful" Stimulus Projects: Grant Money

Or $300,000 FOR MAPPING RADIOACTIVE RABBIT FECES

[Caipirabob]

How did you spend your $8,700 in stimulus money?

Mine bought 218 lobsters for Michelle Obama over some 70 meals on the taxpayer $.

[bankwalker]

You can chart the growth of government and the increase in prices in this country in the 1900's and see a direct relationship (not coincidental, but causal) between the growth of government and inflation letting women vote.

There. Fixed it for ya.

[Mouton]

I used 1500 to replace our ancient heat pump. The rest I left at the office I guess.

[Arrowhead1952]

I’m still waiting for my ‘stimulus’ money.

[Kartographer]

You are most welcome!

[Jim W N]

That too.

With notable exceptions, women and blacks tend to be fairly defective in political understanding of our limited-government constitutional concepts.

[Tolsti2]

I’ve actually gotten a lot of it, then some. Got the 1st time homebuyer $8k and then the UI benefits $25 per week for a year.

Then my parents did the cash for clunkers. I would do a new AC unit with the massive rebate going on, but can’t afford it now.