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MOMENTUM BUILDS FOR AIRDROP STIMULUS

January 28, 2008

While the politicians haven't gotten the message, grassroots support is building for the Tax Update Stimulus plan. From the Tax Policy Blog:

You knew it was coming. It was only a matter of time before one of the biggest interest groups in the country weighed in on the fiscal stimulus agreement reached between the White House and the House leadership. The AARP is pressuring senators to expand the fiscal stimulus so that more money can go to senior citizens who don't pay income taxes. The stimulus already includes money for those who work yet pay no income taxes. Now we are being told that it needs to be expanded to those who don't work and pay no income taxes yet earn some sort of retirement income.

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On second thought...maybe we should just send helicopters over every major city in the country and drop out $20 bills. And we can even make AARP happy by putting double the money in the helicopters that fly over golf courses in Florida and Arizona.

Of course, The Tax Update Stimulus Plan plan uses B-52 bombers instead of helicopters, both because of their larger capacity and because they are loud enough to spoil any putt, even with hearing aids turned off. These are mere details that can easily be ironed out in conference.

Tags: stimulus.

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