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Monday, February 25, 2008

How to Grasp the Tax Rebate Program

I thought this was a great explanation of the tax rebate program just passed.  I got this today from a friend and don’t THINK I saw it before.  If it’s already been posted.  Apologies.  Thought it was cute.

If you don’t understand maybe this will help explain it:

50,000 people went to a baseball game, but the game was rained out. A refund was then due.

The team was about to mail refunds when a group of Congressional Democrats stopped them and suggested that they send out the ticket refunds based on the Democrat National Committee’s interpretation of fairness.

Originally the refunds were to be paid based on the price each person had paid for the tickets. Unfortunately that meant most of the refund money would be going to the ticket holders that had purchased the most expensive tickets. This, according to the DNC, is considered totally unfair. A decision was then made to pay out the refunds in this manner:

People in the $10 seats will get back $15. After all, they have less money to spend on tickets to begin with. Call it an “Earned Income Ticket Credit.” Persons “earn” it by having few skills, poor work habits, and low ambition, thus keeping them at entry-level wages.

People in the $25 seats will get back $25, because it “seems fair.”

People in the $50 seats will get back $1, because they already make a lot of money and don’t need a refund. After all, if they can afford a $50 ticket, they must not be paying enough taxes.

People in the $75 luxury box seats will each have to pay an additional $25 because it’s the “right thing to do”.

People walking past the stadium that couldn’t afford to buy a ticket for the game each will get a $10 refund, even though they didn’t pay anything for the tickets. They need the most help. Sometimes this is known as Affirmative Action.

Now do you understand?

Comments

With credit markets and the economy
in trouble an economic stimulus bill was passed.
Sending a few hundred dollars to poorer people assures it will either be spent or used to pay down debt.

Paying down debt results in public, (gov’t),money going into private hands (credit market).

Sending a few hundred dollars to richer people will be unlikely to change their behavior.

You understand?

WOOF on February 25, 2008 at 02:05 pm

Sending a few hundred dollars to richer people will be unlikely to change their behavior.

Why do you have the prerequisite of changing their behavior?

You understand?

Considering that the “richer people” are forced to invest or lose out to inflation, no. Your entire point disappears at that point. The only thing understood is that you’re a control freak with a tenuous grasp on all things economic.

You understand?

likwidshoe on February 25, 2008 at 02:36 pm
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The liberal definition of equality means we must confiscate from the achiever and give it to the non-achiever to right the social inequalities of race, gender, sexual orientation, partiality, preference, opportunity, etc. Regardless of the portion of the group which actually faces these social obstacles the entire group is rewarded.  And yet despite all the wealth redistribution, somehow the inequities continue.  It appears despite the liberals best efforts, nothing is being accomplished with wealth redistribution but more inequality.

HG on February 25, 2008 at 03:30 pm

...nothing is being accomplished with wealth redistribution but more inequality.

The worst kind of inequality at that: inequality of freedom.

likwidshoe on February 25, 2008 at 03:43 pm

Sending a few hundred dollars to poorer people assures it will either be spent or used to pay down debt.

Yeah, it will be used in the underground economy on drugs or to pay off gambling debts.

Kevin on February 25, 2008 at 03:59 pm

There is no confiscation.
They are just cutting checks.
The money will not exist till you cash the check.
You can always light your Cohiba with the check.

Who didn’t sign on to this scheme?
Incumbents love it.

WOOF on February 25, 2008 at 04:01 pm

It appears despite the liberals best efforts, nothing is being accomplished with wealth redistribution but more inequality.

That’s because “the pur” continue to make poor choices!

Kevin on February 25, 2008 at 04:02 pm

The idea is stimulus.

Why do you have the prerequisite of changing their behavior?

Spending behavior.

will be used in the underground economy

Everything comes together.
Somebody ultimately brings suitcases full of cash to the bank.
Nice work if you can get it.

WOOF on February 25, 2008 at 04:06 pm

WOOF - There is no confiscation.
They are just cutting checks.

Did this money grow on trees?

The money will not exist till you cash the check.

So it just POPS into existence the moment the check is cashed?

You can always light your Cohiba with the check.

Who?

Who didn’t sign on to this scheme?

The smart ones.

likwidshoe on February 25, 2008 at 04:06 pm
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There is no confiscation

Oh yeah, I almost forgot the liberal myth:  are tax system is based on voluntary compliance… volunteer of go to jail.

HG on February 25, 2008 at 04:14 pm

The money is deficit money,
it does not exist, yet is totally spendable.

The Senate vote 81 yea

You Got To Give A Little

WOOF on February 25, 2008 at 04:17 pm

You Got To Give A Little

He says with his hand out.

likwidshoe on February 25, 2008 at 04:19 pm

You gonna throw your check away Lik?

WOOF on February 25, 2008 at 04:29 pm
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