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- - By Cumminsguy71 (*****) Date 12-04-2009 23:16
Boy, my Uncle sends me some real lou lou's,

Economic Stimulus payment
 
Sometime this year, we taxpayers may again receive an Economic Stimulus payment. This is a very exciting program. I'll explain it using the Q and A format:

Q.  What is an Economic Stimulus payment?

A.  It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers.

Q.  Where will the government get this money?

A.  From taxpayers.
 
Q.  So the government is giving me back my own money?

A.  Only a smidgen.

Q.  What is the purpose of this payment?

A.  The plan is for you to use the money to purchase a high-definition TV set, thus stimulating the economy.

Q.  But isn't that stimulating the economy of China ?

A.  Shut up.

Below is some helpful advice on how to best help the US economy by spending your stimulus check wisely: 

.      If you spend the stimulus money at Wal-Mart, the money will go to China .

.      If you spend it on gasoline, your money will go to the Arabs.

.      If you purchase a computer, it will go to India . 

.      If you purchase fruit and vegetables, it will go to Mexico , Honduras and Guatemala .

.      If you buy a car, it will go to Japan or Korea .

.      If you purchase useless stuff, it will go to Taiwan .

.      If you pay your credit cards off, or buy stock, it will go to management bonuses and they will hide it offshore.

Instead, keep the money in America by either spending it:

1)      at yard sales     

2)      going to ball games

3)      on hookers 

4)      on beer  

5)      on tattoos

(These are the only American businesses still operating in the US .)

Conclusion: For the best bang for your buck (so to speak), go to a ball game with a tattooed whore that you met at a yard sale and drink beer all day.
That's as patriotic as you can get!
Parent - By rigchaser85 (**) Date 12-11-2009 22:04
Thats so sad but true!
Parent - - By CWI555 (*****) Date 12-11-2009 22:30
Things to buy in the states:

copper,
zinc,
silver
pretty much any metal heavily mined in the united states.

The world reserves of zinc are forcast to be 'zero' between 2025 and 2031. Similar numbers are for copper etc.
Every American in my opinion should be buying them to hold.

The one thing that is glaringly obvious is uncle sap has no interest in protecting any of us. They have ceased being
a government of the people by the people and have become a long time ago, a government of the government, by the government.
Everyone else is simply a serf.

While India, China, and the rest of them are busy undermining America from without, and our 'Government' is buy undermining it from within,
the people still have the power to stop it. However; they won't be able to for long if they don't start thinking now.

Countries that have gone the way of socialism have historically controlled the natural resources of that country. We to are headed in that direction.
Everyone wonders why the government doesn't want us to drill on our shores, they use the excuse of the environment. I call BS on that.
If you want to start taking back control of this country, you had better start taking back control of it's natural resources while you still can.
Otherwise we should all get ready to say hail to the king from our hovels.
Parent - By Mikeqc1 (****) Date 12-11-2009 22:45
Well said :)
Parent - - By Sharp Tungsten (**) Date 12-12-2009 03:58
Copper and silver you have to buy but zinc is readily available without mines. I used to work at the largest zinc smelter in the United States and they don't own a single mine. They sold them all off in the 80's. EAF dust from the steels mills is where they get there zinc. They get paid by the ton to recycle the toxic dust then kiln it into sinter and smelt zinc from it. They are making money hand over fist without mines. They used to smelt anything from gold, mercury, silver, tungsten, cadmium, and lead. But now they concentrate on zinc and zinc oxide along with pharmacy grade zinc.  Check them out
http://www.horsehead.net/main_menu.php
Parent - - By Cumminsguy71 (*****) Date 12-12-2009 20:02
Yeah, try buying stuff that is made in the USA, sure ain't easy. Welding gloves? There is one company out there that has a few made here. I've been trying to buy American but jeez, sometimes it just can't be done.
Parent - By bozaktwo1 (***) Date 12-14-2009 01:09
I can name a few things.  Red Wing shoes.  Corning glassware.  Tillman gloves (also have foreign mfr.).  Craftsman hand tools (can't speak for their electrics).  Those are just off the top of my head.  American manufacturing isn't dead yet, not by a long shot, but it isn't in great shape, for sure.

EDIT:  Oh, duh!  Milwaukee electric tools! :)
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