Sorry, George, I Need More

George W. is going to give us back some money in May -- perhaps as much as $300 or $600 or $1200. He thinks that this will make up for his failed economic policies. But isn't this similar to a giving a band-aid to a child who needs a $30,000 operation?

George W. is not giving us enough. Maybe he needs to truly pay us what he owes us. Perhaps a letter will explain it to him.

Dear George,

I'm afraid that the little that you are giving us just won't help. You owe us much more than that. Enclosed is my own personal bill for what you owe me. Multiply, please, by 300,000,000 other Americans.

Since you became president, my husband's and my health insurance policy has doubled. We're paying an extra $400 per month since 2004. As long as you're giving us money, it seems only fair that you should make up for this amount as well -- that's $400 a month x 48 months = $19,200.

Gas has gone up by $1.50 a gallon since 2000. Because of you, I'm paying about $30 more per month. It will take at least a year with a new president before some of this will be worked out. But it seems only fair that you reimburse me for at least the last year and until 2010. I'll accept an extra $1080 to make up for this cost.

Groceries have gone up $14% since last year. I expect this will continue for another two years, at least, before things could get straightened out. Some estimate this comes to an extra $800 per year, and I think it's only fair to charge you for 3 years -- last year, this year, and the year it will take for a Democratic president to, maybe, be able to make some changes. You owe me another $2400 for this extra cost.

You've been spending pretty heavily on your wars. Many estimate that it's costing about $2 billion per week. According to my calculations, I think this comes out to about $6000 per week for every man, woman, and child in the USA. I didn't ask you to spend our money in this way, but since you insist, I'd really prefer that you cover the cost yourself, although I know you can't afford it. But then, you couldn't afford this war either.

Because of your failed policies, there's a whole lot of things I used to do that I can no longer afford to do. My husband and I don't eat out as much as we used to -- which was usually once a week. Our cut-backs are hurting the restaurant and food industry. I'd like to get my old life back. If you give me an extra $200 a month, or $2400 a year, that will help me, and help the economy.

We have some repairs that need to be done around the house. But we can't afford to do them because my husband and I are self-employed, and our clients are also hurting so they can't afford to come to us as often. Because of your policies, we'd need another $2000 to do the repairs. This extra will also help the building industry.

We re-financed our home, but there's an extra $75 a month in mortgage insurance on our new mortgage because the value of our home went down, and therefore we haven't paid off 80% of our home yet. This will undoubtedly go on for at least another 18 months, so it seems to me that we should be paid for that as well. That's an extra $1350.

So, George, your economic stimulus package just won't cut it. I need an extra $250,000, at the minimum, in May to get back to where I was.

And, George, don't just do it for me. I know a lot of people who make less than I do that are in desperate need. I know some who make about the same I do, that also feel the crunch. Unfortunately, I know that the next President will need some time to turn your heavy Ship of State around and start moving it in the right direction. Am I better off now than I was before you came into office? Absolutely not! Isn't it fascinating how much damage one person, with a number of yes-saying cohorts, can do?

Comments

[Rule Of Law]

We should get a big big big thank you card and all sign it and send it to the Chinese! posted 02/12/2008 at 21:50:10

[Rule Of Law]

We should get a big big big thank you card and all sign it and send it to the Chinese!

[Kenny2k]

So what does George think we will do with this $300. Buy a car? Pay off our morgages? No. We will go to Walmart and give it all to China. To some people $300 is a lot of money, but to most people it's not. Back before Bush an ounce of gold was $300. Today $900. Now $300 is just chump change.

[desmirl]

The stimulus package is TOTALLY BOGUS. Where do you think the Government is going to get the money? IT'S BORROWED MONEY! Money that will have to be paid back in the future, WITH INTEREST! It's a feel-good program designed to make people think the Government has their interests at heart--BUT THEY'RE BORROWING THE MONEY THEY'LL BE SENDING US FROM US! How does that work, again? Oh, my....

[tumblewind]

Personally, I think if Bush wants to continue his wars of choice it's time for the American taxpayer to demand he pay for it out of his own pocket!!!! I cringe every year when I have to pay my taxes to this fascist twit! I didn't vote for him either time. So why should I be obligated to support him?????

[wmfor]

Wrong!

What the so-called Democratic Congress should have done, if they must give President Butch the money he wanted for Iraq, is tell him he can't borrow from China.

Each war funding bill should have taken the total amount ($ 200,000,000,000, say), divided it by 300,000,000 ($ 667) and specified a war-funding "flat tax". Each taxpayer should have that amount times number of dependents added to his tax bill.

How fast would the public turn rabidly anti-war?

[LeftRight]

Problem with that is that the public is already anti-war. bush and his ilk have decided that doesn't matter!

[jcorrington]

Linda, thanks for the laugh, albeit a hysterical tone to it.




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[stavros]

Hey George. Stick that in your brain and smoke it.

[SolarPowerGuy]

"You've been spending pretty heavily on your wars. Many estimate that it's costing about $2 billion per week. According to my calculations, I think this comes out to about $6000 per week for every man, woman, and child in the USA."

Exactly the right thoughts! Unfortunately, you have the numbers wrong.

$2 billion/week, divided by 300 million people = $6.67 per person per week. Not $6000.

Since you bring all of your other numbers up to the annual expense, you should do the same with the war numbers. Your number works out to $347 per American per year.

However, the $2 billion/week figure you quote translates into just $100 billion/year, and that covers only the annual "supplemental budget requests" for Iraq and Afghanistan. What about the regular "Defense" Department budget? In 2000 the DOD sucked down about $300 billion. Today it has ramped up to $515 billion, and there's really only one reason for that -- Iraq.

So, take the average DOD budget of the Bush Administration to be $400 billion/year. It's safe to assume that $100 billion of that also can be counted as expenditures on Bush's Folly. That bumps total war spending up to $693/person/year.

END THE WAR -- and we can instantly afford the stimulus package Bush is proposing.

[Doofus]

Yes, but the War costs have been off budget, borrowed money. The 'ramped up' DOD budget is presumably just some sort of loyalty reward, in the form of more equipment & such, more 'toys for the boys'. Unfortunately, since the $347/American/year is not part of the budget anyway, getting rid of it pays for NOTHING in the near term. Presumably, the 'stimulus' cost goes on our 'long term' tab also.

[IRememberClifford]

It figures. God Bless America. Worrying about their wallets now. It's only fair to calculate the benefit of the Bush family's long-standing relationship with the Saudis over the years, and the cheap $1 per/gal gas you have be so "blessed" to have. And the accumulative effect of this historically awesome military budget on the availability of cheap resources from other countries whose leaders you have co-opted in one manner or another.
You've been riding the gravy train for scores now. All good things must - and will - come to and end.

[LeftRight]

Ms. Seger,

Thank you for the laugh! Don't worry, there will be people that get back $240,000. There are many, many people that have already gotten back more than a million each. We, however, are not in that group! Nor will we ever be, as long as Raygunnomics are considered valid!