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01-24-2008, 12:49 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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600 Clams
a rebate is being considered...
predicted to arrive in late may
just in time to buy more plugs
or gasoline to get there... 
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01-24-2008, 02:49 PM
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sick of bluefish
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: TEXAS
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how about taking that money and buy new body armor for our soliders who are getting shot at in Iraq? Or reinforcing their hummers with more amour?
instead, pure political bs to "fluff" the polulace into fixing the economy.
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making s-b.com a kinder, gentler place for all 
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01-24-2008, 02:51 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
Posts: 21,463
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
how about taking that money and buy new body armor for our soliders who are getting shot at in Iraq? Or reinforcing their hummers with more amour?
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That would be a tax increase!
I believe this is just an advance on your next years taxes anyway.
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01-24-2008, 03:01 PM
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sick of bluefish
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: TEXAS
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Im just saying the $ would be better spent going to better equip our soliders. who from what I hear, still need it. No increase, just use the money elsewhere.
In WWII there were gas rationing, steel, rubber, meat, etc. Now, we're getting $ back?? For or against the war, the public should be sharing in the sacrifice and I think the soliders deserve the $
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making s-b.com a kinder, gentler place for all
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01-24-2008, 03:21 PM
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DDG-51
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 3,550
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or we could use it to start paying down the deficit. but I'm finding the more I read the less I know.
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01-24-2008, 03:35 PM
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BigFish Bait Co.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Hanover
Posts: 23,392
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I was just speaking with a woman at the Post Office who was sending her son in Iraq some long underwear! Guess its cold there and I also guess Uncle Sam does not dress our soldiers warmly enough? 
Sidenote: He is also in a tent as he has just arrived there and there are not enough barracks for everyone??? Does the Army not buy them anything?? |
Almost time to get our fish on!!! 
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01-24-2008, 04:11 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Seekonk
Posts: 1,796
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Never complain about the Government giving you some of YOUR money back! Doesnt happen often, so enjoy the rebate! I know i will.
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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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01-25-2008, 07:55 AM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: R.I.
Posts: 8,642
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[QUOTE=fishsmith; but I'm finding the more I read the less I know.[/QUOTE]
...me too. i also have a huge problem with our gov't not providing our military with the best of everything, this is a disgrace.
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01-25-2008, 08:11 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: RI
Posts: 21,463
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Skip N
Never complain about the Government giving you some of YOUR money back! Doesnt happen often, so enjoy the rebate! I know i will.
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That's not what's happening.
-spence |
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01-25-2008, 08:25 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Libtardia
Posts: 21,692
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500 is a joke considering that if our national debt was distributed evenly each and every person would owe around 30 grand.....
If you ask me those checks should have a clause that they are only good for buying AMERICAN products made IN AMERICA by companies that SUPPORT AMERICAN MANUFACTURING....
I think i am ranting. tooo much coffee.
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01-25-2008, 08:37 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Back to C.Cod x'd Rangeley Me.
Posts: 922
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nebe
500 is a joke considering that if our national debt was distributed evenly each and every person would owe around 30 grand.....
If you ask me those checks should have a clause that they are only good for buying AMERICAN products made IN AMERICA by companies that SUPPORT AMERICAN MANUFACTURING....
I think i am ranting. tooo much coffee.
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[ The military 1st.made in America 2nd.I couldn't agree more!!! |
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01-25-2008, 11:25 AM
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eh! What do you mean?
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Tiverton
Posts: 763
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You will get $600 ($1200 if married) back but you will owe $600/$1200 back later... It's a loan or a "refund advance" on your refund for 2008... nothing more...except that it will make your refund for 2008 in 2009 $600/1200 less....
I guess allot of people forgot how the last one worked. FYI... according to the information i heard my son who is 6 years old will be getting $300 back... then I will have to file the tax rebate form for him and send back $300 because he wasn't entitled to a rebate.  |
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01-25-2008, 11:51 AM
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Retired Surfer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Sunset Grill
Posts: 9,511
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nebe
500 is a joke considering that if our national debt was distributed evenly each and every person would owe around 30 grand.....
If you ask me those checks should have a clause that they are only good for buying AMERICAN products made IN AMERICA by companies that SUPPORT AMERICAN MANUFACTURING....
I think i am ranting. tooo much coffee.
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Your so right...............but people will take them to Circuit City and buy a Sony TV. Yee haw............I guess we are lucky though that our government doesn't have to live within a budget. Hey a new oxymoron, governmental budget.  |
Swimmer a.k.a. YO YO MA
Serial Mailbox Killer/Seal Fisherman
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01-25-2008, 06:37 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: N.K.
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After seeing first hand the type and quality of the equipment our Army uses over there I agree the money could be spent better.We have troops in tent villages shooting guns from the vietnam era.If they are lucky enough to get personal armor they will get a 70lb vest thats only good for fragments not direct impacts.The trucks are ancient and parts are impossible to find for them as they are at least twice as old as any given soldier.They come home with the stress of war and get denied and ignored by the Military doctors.Sad how we've seen this happen in the past and still haven't fixed it.The lousy money they are sending us is just to try and make us feel better about the government and the current situation of our economy.May even boost a surge of immigrants to come here.The gov't is giving us 600 dollars to spend.I'm sure that all the illegal immigrants will find a way to collect the checks.Yeah we have money to blow........
The whole thing is shady in my opinion and no good.I will take the money because it would be stupid not to but there are better things it should and could be spent on.
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01-25-2008, 08:22 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Bean Town
Posts: 466
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I'm spending mine [and my wife's]!  |
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01-26-2008, 09:07 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Whitman,Ma.
Posts: 4,263
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Swimmer
Your so right...............but people will take them to Circuit City and buy a Sony TV. Yee haw............I guess we are lucky though that our government doesn't have to live within a budget. Hey a new oxymoron, governmental budget. |
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I'm going where I'm going... 
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01-26-2008, 09:13 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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WAY BACK WHEN
a little publicized fact....
when the Gubbermint issued the credit cards relief
to the hurricane Katrina victims
not all of them mind you....
but, there was allot of that Money being spent
on things like Booze and cigarettes and very little
on housing. it was like.... let's Party - free money  |
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01-26-2008, 10:11 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,824
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
a little publicized fact....
when the Gubbermint issued the credit cards relief
to the hurricane Katrina victims
not all of them mind you....
but, there was allot of that Money being spent
on things like Booze and cigarettes and very little
on housing. it was like.... let's Party - free money |
Yeah, you are right. I was working credit card fraud with a government agency and we were concentrating on the Chase cards that were handed out.
Over 70% of the purchases were for non-essential items. Mostly cigs and booze and, oh yeah, trips to casinos
Last edited by piemma; 01-26-2008 at 10:12 AM..
Reason: spelling
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No boat, back in the suds.
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01-26-2008, 10:28 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: North Fork
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Thank you Mr Bush for my Z-BASS!!!  |
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01-26-2008, 07:43 PM
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Registered Grandpa
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: east coast
Posts: 8,592
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Quote:
Originally Posted by piemma
Yeah, you are right. I was working credit card fraud with a government agency and we were concentrating on the Chase cards that were handed out.
Over 70% of the purchases were for non-essential items. Mostly cigs and booze and, oh yeah, trips to casinos
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Sad to see #'s like that, Paul, what a waste.  |
" Choose Life "
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01-27-2008, 09:59 AM
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The Bawston Whalah
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 223
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How about this, Keep the loan and leave office early
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01-27-2008, 10:58 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Libtardia
Posts: 21,692
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Quote:
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
So your saying your gonna spend $500 on Salty's needles next month?  |
nope your hooks are french 
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