Against all odds, in spite of trillions of dollars being funneled to auto manufacturers, insurers and financial institutions, billions of dollars spent on state and federal makework projects and millions in proposed new taxes, people just aren’t buying stuff. According to Fox News, sales dropped 1.1 per cent — further than the .03 per cent originally projected.
Listen, people. Your children aren’t going to bankrupt themselves. And, frankly, there is only so much the government can do — even the government under Barack Obama. Sure, the man can perform miracles, but you have got to do your part, too.
Now, in his benevolence, Obama is still trying to help, through increased business taxes, which will of course be passed on to you. But you’re an important part of this equation. Pay your taxes — it is, after all the patriotic thing to do. And, for God’s sake, stop squirrelling away your money. The President has shown the way to nickel and dime your kids out of prosperity, and it is time we learn from his example. So drop those remaining dollars on iPods, DVD collections — whatever.
The Obama administration has worked hard to get money into the hands of people who need it least; it is up to you, now, to do your part.
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Just make sure you buy the ~right~ things!
Amy Miller Tuesday, April 14th at 9:48AM EDT (link)iPods and DVD collections that don’t work in Europe are just the beginning, kids. We also encourage you to buy 100% organic flip flops, PETA beanie babies, and tickets to see “Milk” at the 2nd-off theatre. Pickup trucks, charcoal grills, tuna, and Toby Keith CDs are strongly discouraged.
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It's all a Faux News lie!
David Hinz Tuesday, April 14th at 10:28AM EDT (link)You cannot get the truth out of Faux News! They hate the president. They are all racists, bigots and homophobes.
The truth is that the Stimulus Package is beginning to work. Forget your lying eyes, people are being called back to work, the economy is coming back and people are buying again.
Try to find a guy, or ammo in any store — I dare you! People are buying them off the shelves as if their very freedoms or their very lives depended on them.
Canned goods and bulk bottled water are being scooped up by a public that is on a feeding frenzy of commercialism.
And gasoline or diesel powered generators — just try to find one in the stores.
No, my friend, don’t believe the lies you see on Faux News — watch the Obama News Networks to find the truth.
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I couldn't think of a good sign slogan for tomorrow.
Steph C Tuesday, April 14th at 10:40AM EDT (link)So, I decided to find one of my grungiest work t-shirts, bleach stained, possibly some holes in it, grease stains, paint, etc and write on it:
“Thanks to government excess all I can afford is this lousy t-shirt.”
“[I]f the public are bound to yield obedience to laws to which they cannot give their approbation, they are slaves to those who make such laws and enforce them.” –Candidus in the Boston Gazette, 1772
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Retail spending should rise in April
bk Tuesday, April 14th at 10:45AM EDT (link)thanks to a huge jump in sales of teabags.
good one bk and randy, I am working on a column for Examiner and
Mike gamecock DeVine Tuesday, April 14th at 2:45PM EDT (link)will cite your column when I finish this weekend.
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Pushing on a rope plan. nt
Common_Cents Tuesday, April 14th at 12:27PM EDT (link)Leaders don’t create movements, movements create leaders.
Holy crap...
randy streu Tuesday, April 14th at 3:12PM EDT (link)Did anyone listen to Obama’s speech today?
Does it stop being parody when it’s just a preview of exactly what was actually said?
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