A tax refund meme
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This time Jennifer at My Organized Biz started it, then it spread to Tom over at The 501 (c) Files and now (oh, be still my pounding heart) to me.
Another meme, this one asking what I’m going to do with my turn-the-economy-around tax refund.
I assume that Tom wants a response now, as opposed to when I stop laughing—sometime next century—so…
Simple answer—pay down debt. And I think (hope) the great majority of Americans will do the same and those who don’t might even <gasp> save it.
And here’s a really stupid idea for the idiots-in-the-Whitehouse-and-Congress, and those aspiring to be, to consider.
Stop spending on the rest of the world and try focusing on us—the poor idiots who pay your salaries.
Not the corporations, lobbyists and wealthy individuals who supply your election funds, but the rank-and-file who are stuck paying for your damn earmarks and offering up their sons, daughters and taxes to be killed in your stupid war; stop spending the majority of our hard-earned dollars in every country except ours and for causes that fragment rather than unites us. Stop spewing hate, lies and divisiveness to further your own ideological ends.
It’s not about you and the people you dine, visit and party with, it’s about us.
How ’bout going against convention and political expediency and actually try to make it part of the way up to the level of statesman.
OK, the rant is over.
In the spirit of memes and rampant curiosity I’d like to know what Denis at Digital Brikes, Steve at AbleBrains, Ron at The Wisdom Journal Casey at caseyross and Luke at Luke Says Moo plan to do with their refunds.
And what are you doing with your refund?
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March 24th, 2008 at 6:31 am
Well, fasten your seat belts. Be prepared to be impressed and jealous. We’re going to take our refund and do something crazy. We’re going to save it! That’s it. Sorry to disappoint.
March 24th, 2008 at 8:18 am
Casey, You didn’t disappoint, you made my day. I’m truly hoping that the majority of refunds are either saved or used to pay down debt. Maybe that will teach the Administration that this isn’t the way to turn things around.
BTW, this doesn’t count on the meme. You still have to write your own post and tag five folks that you know. Why not use it to challenge your flock to use theirs wisely? (Just my 2 cents:)
March 25th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
You can read my answer here
March 25th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Great post, Denis. I’d like to live under the tax policy you described!
March 26th, 2008 at 3:08 am
Me too ;).
Good thing dreams are not taxable !
March 26th, 2008 at 11:45 am
(sigh) Me three.
March 28th, 2008 at 9:58 am
You got me. Here is my post: http://caseyross.typepad.com/caseyross/2008/03/money-in-the-ma.html.
March 28th, 2008 at 9:59 am
The link I just posted did not work. Here it is without me messing it up…
http://caseyross.typepad.com/caseyross/2008/03/money-in-the-ma.html
March 28th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Casey, saving isn’t crazy, it’s just (according to Washington) unAmerican;-D
We can only hope that the great majority follow our fighting words—down with debt/up with savings!