About that tax refund check...

[Homicidalheathen]

Leading Economic Indicators

The U.S. government's $100 billion stimulus distributed to taxpayers this spring achieved mixed results, according to economists, but at least the Internet pornography industry flourished (according to a July trade association spokesman). Adult Internet Market Research Co. reported that "20 to 30 percent" of "adult" Web sites reported that sales rose during the time checks were being issued. However, Nevada brothels were suffering, even though Hof's Bunny Ranch ran a stimulus-check special: Hand over your $600 check and get the usual $1,200 "party" ("three girls and a bottle of champagne"). [AIMR press release, 7-2-08] [Newsweek, 6-16-08]

A July Los Angeles Times investigation revealed that professional fundraisers keep so much of the money donated to charity by conscientious, generous-minded people that 430 different California charities over the last 10 years got not one penny of the contributions. In fact, in 337 cases, the charity paid an additional fee on top of getting nothing back (but did come away with the donors' names and addresses, for further solicitation). Philanthropy watchdogs say fundraisers should never keep more than 35 cents on the dollar, but the Times found the overall average was 54 cents, and for missing-children charities, fundraisers kept 86 cents. (Fundraisers for an organization called Citizens Against Government Waste kept 94 cents.) [Los Angeles Times, 7-6-08]

[creatureofthenyte]

lol alot of us used it for bills lol.

[jynxxxedangel]

I can honestly say-- the first week people started receiving their tax returns, my live cam was HOPPING!

[TrixieGothGirl]

Leading Economic Indicators

The U.S. government's $100 billion stimulus distributed to taxpayers this spring achieved mixed results, according to economists, but at least the Internet pornography industry flourished (according to a July trade association spokesman). Adult Internet Market Research Co. reported that "20 to 30 percent" of "adult" Web sites reported that sales rose during the time checks were being issued. However, Nevada brothels were suffering, even though Hof's Bunny Ranch ran a stimulus-check special: Hand over your $600 check and get the usual $1,200 "party" ("three girls and a bottle of champagne"). [AIMR press release, 7-2-08] [Newsweek, 6-16-08]

A July Los Angeles Times investigation revealed that professional fundraisers keep so much of the money donated to charity by conscientious, generous-minded people that 430 different California charities over the last 10 years got not one penny of the contributions. In fact, in 337 cases, the charity paid an additional fee on top of getting nothing back (but did come away with the donors' names and addresses, for further solicitation). Philanthropy watchdogs say fundraisers should never keep more than 35 cents on the dollar, but the Times found the overall average was 54 cents, and for missing-children charities, fundraisers kept 86 cents. (Fundraisers for an organization called Citizens Against Government Waste kept 94 cents.) [Los Angeles Times, 7-6-08]

I happen to know where the Bunny Ranch is as a matter of fact. It's only about an hour & a half from where I live. It's on the outskirts of Carson City. As far as our refund check, we paid bills with it.

[pomba gira]

I didn't get one, they took it to pay some of my back taxes. If I had, it would've gone to pay bills and pay down credit cards... I prolly would've spent maybe $50-75 on some kind of treat for myself.

[Guest Megalicious]

Mine when in Kee's college fund.

[TitsMcGee]

I didn't get one because I suck

[SaGa]

100 billion more in amaricans pockets. so 100 billion more that will eventually go overseas. and inflation to counter all of that from giving everyone that refund check. cause when the goverment is broker"er" they will just print the money and spend it as fast as possible then inflation happens to everyone else.

basicly the poor are more poor and the middle class either looses there jobs or becomes the rich class. all thanks to inflation and minimum wage will never be what it was when the economy was great