I think of the Stimulus Package as this:
- America is a big fat hog, being raised to butcher.
- The ultra-rich have decided to butcher the hog.
- Us peasants are mildly upset at the raping and pilaging of our great nation that our ancestors fought and died for.
- As they are greedily riping off chunks of flesh and devouring America like a pack of Hyenas, they decide to through a small bone our way to shut us up.
They are taking billions out of our treasury, completely destroying America's economy. But they give us a $300-$1200 check so we can be happy for a day, before we wake up and realize the depression we're facing, and that the big screen TV we just bought is useless if we can't pay the power bill.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally behind them. And if they don't have a real enemy, they'll invent one in order to mobilize us.