Why Tax Rebates Are A Bad Idea

It should be pretty obvious. First, tax money belongs to the people of America. It should be used for the services that we require to run this country. Now, I know what you are thinking; you are thinking that it never gets used for that anyway. That may be true, but it sure shouldn't be used to bail out the wealthy, greedy, and irresponsible criminals who caused the mortgage and banking crisis. But that is exactly what it's being used for.

The idea is that you will get a check, essentially from yourself, and then you will go spend it on something that you don't need. That purchase will do nothing but put money in the pockets of the same idiots who caused the problem in the first place. Their stock will go up, they'll get a dividend, some CEO will get another bonus, and as soon as they suck up all that money, they'll find a way to start the whole process over again. Eventually, the whole country will be broke, government and all, and the rich will go pillage China and India. And they will do it with YOUR money!

Wake up people! The most financially irresponsible people in this country mismanaged their companies so bad that they had to take away your pensions, your benefits, your health care, most of your wages, and even your jobs. Now, they are literally reaching into your wallet and taking every last dime they can steal. Your interest rates go up so they can buy bigger houses, your health care costs go up so they can buy bigger, gas-guzzling cars. They lose millions and billions of dollars and YOU pick up the tab. What more does it take?

WAKE UP!