What plans do you have for your $9,718.49 stimulus check?

[Fishhead]

Question: "If we just gave all the bailout money to taxpayers, how much would we each get? I've seen $25,000, $300,000, $1 million - what's the real answer?" -- Miranda Marquit, Logan, Utah
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Answer: $9,718.49

To arrive at that figure, CNNMoney.com took the total of the bank bailout, $700 billion, and added that to the proposed stimulus spending in the House of Representatives bill, $819 billion. That totals $1.519 trillion.

We then divide that number by 156.3 million, which was the total number of U.S. filers in 2008. So: $1.519 trillion divided by 156.3 million equals $9,718.49 per U.S. taxpayer.

 

[Fishhead]

Hope you paid your taxes in 2008!

 

[PO69]

What % of RX posters actually pay taxes is the question?

 

[BillyWaltersJr+]

What % of RX posters actually pay taxes is the question?

Anyone with more than half a brain. So, I guess that leaves you out.. hno:

 

[FullyEclipsed]

Is this for real?

That's a nice chunk of change. I'd probably redo my living room furniture. New house so I need new stuff...

 

[Inactiongirl]

Don't foget if you make too much money you don't get one ....even though you contribute the most tax dollars, you are ineligible if you made more than something like $65 or $70k per year.

 

[PO69]

I think that the number is a little higher than $70,000 a year, but I am not eligible I know that.


Intrinzik, dont be such an asshole. I happen to file taxes every year for my gambling winnings. OH and I pay taxes, I dont get a damn refund

 

[TheWolf]

I thought it was over $100,000 a year.

 

[GoBlue34]

I've yet to hear of this being any sort of possibility. And does anyone know if that is AFTER taxes and all the other BS (the 100K part).

Someone with a news link?

 

[FairWarning]

By the time they give all the campaign "contributors" their kickbacks, our stimulus check will be about $100.

 

[ProPokerPlayer]

I've yet to hear of this being any sort of possibility. And does anyone know if that is AFTER taxes and all the other BS (the 100K part).

Someone with a news link?

Actually we're confusing 2 different things.

If they just handed out cash instead of the ENTIRE STIMULUS BILL we would get the 9K figure....

The over 100K figure is the cost of each job created if we hit Sohertos figure of 3 million. ( 2.5 million of these will be the unemployed ppl u see on ur street corners and walking down ur street with ur neighbors T.V., we're going to pay them all 5-6 hunnerd a week and call them Youth Corp...but hey dont worry, u need sumbody to watch ur house while on vacation? give em a call!! maybe babysit ur kids or help ur wife with the groceries....cant hurt to ask since they'll be standing right outside UR DOOR!!)

You can get the totals at Heritage.org ...it comes to something like 191K per $45,000 job created. The bulk of which will not work their 1st day for at least 18-24 months..

Your Stimulus ck is an entirely different thing....its like 800 bucks and its his way of saying thanx for believing in Change...

 

[Inactiongirl]

I've yet to hear of this being any sort of possibility. And does anyone know if that is AFTER taxes and all the other BS (the 100K part).

Someone with a news link?

It's something like $65-75k.. probably based on your adjusted earnings... I know I made too much last year to receive one and when I did my taxes I remember thinking it was fairly low cutoff...it was NOT over 6 figures. I would assume the IRS site would have a link.

I don't know if the parameters have changed for the 2009 stimulus check. I would assume if anything, they would have lowered the inelibility amount.

 

[nhoj]

This going to happen you will get a $1000 tax break. This from the same people that said last years $1500 was too low and didn't do anything. LOL So if you pay taxes you get the credit and if you don't and live off the system that damn half white fool has fool you again. next time vote 100% black not 50%.

 

[joebatters]

?????
Huh? over $9k?? Are you serious?

 

[bellyputter]

I will have to pass on any hand out. My father would be rolling over in his grave!

 

[ProPokerPlayer]

I will have to pass on any hand out. My father would be rolling over in his grave!

iNTERESTING.......Tell that to 20 ppl today and see how many of the 20 have a clue what u are talking about and how many ask if ur father was some kind of nut....
Because i think he, you and i are in a VERY SMALL minority...