When US citizens get their "W" money

[shwankie]

Hm....Okay, did anyone who was supposed to get their $$ today *not* get it? It hasn't hit my bank yet, and I am kinda wondering what the heck? 'Munths got his on time.

[Tango Alpha Delta]

Hm....Okay, did anyone who was supposed to get their $$ today *not* get it? It hasn't hit my bank yet, and I am kinda wondering what the heck? Proph got his on time.

We got the notice that said (translating from govt-e-gobble) "You should get it today, but if you don't, wait six weeks before bugging us about it."

[shwankie]

Thanks TAD.

Weird. I haven't even gotten a notice. I filed taxes and had the return direct deposited. *sigh* Great.

[shwankie]

The plot thickens. A friend who was supposed to get his $$ on Friday (same date I should have) also never got a notice, and only got $300 (he makes about $45K/year, has no kids, etc. so there should be no weirdness). I am wondering if anyone else who should have gotten in Friday is having similar issues. Seems like possilby there's a fairly large screw-up some where.

Ah, well. I suppose I should get ready to play lots of phone tag and listen to many podcasts while on hold.

[Tango Alpha Delta]

The plot thickens. A friend who was supposed to get his $$ on Friday (same date I should have) also never got a notice, and only got $300 (he makes about $45K/year, has no kids, etc. so there should be no weirdness). I am wondering if anyone else who should have gotten in Friday is having similar issues. Seems like possilby there's a fairly large screw-up some where.

Ah, well. I suppose I should get ready to play lots of phone tag and listen to many podcasts while on hold.

A screw-up?  By the Government?  Never!! 

[Russell Nash]

It turns out that a lot of people are using there checks to further the internets oldest profession Online Porn.

NPR

[Chodon]

It turns out that a lot of people are using there checks to further the internets oldest profession Online Porn.

NPR

At least the money is stimulating something.

[Listener]

I did exactly what the government wanted: 2/3 to savings, 1/3 to bills.

Stimulus fail.

[wintermute]

And, of course, brothels are trying to get in on the action.

Under a promotion under way at the Moonlite BunnyRanch near Carson City, the first 100 customers who arrive with government stimulus checks receive twice the services for the same regular price.

"We're calling it double your stimulus," said BunnyRanch owner Dennis Hof. "The brothel industry is having to get more creative just like all consumer products in America. Everybody has got to deal, and we're doing the same thing."

[Russell Nash]

It turns out that a lot of people are using there checks to further the internets oldest profession Online Porn.

NPR

At least the money is stimulating something.

More proof that this forum needs a rimshot sound effect.

[Heradel]

Not to revive the dead, but those Stimulus checks really did a good job, didn't they?

This American Life continues to make a scary situation scarier by explaining things.

[Russell Nash]

I never did get mine.  I guess that's because I haven't paid American taxes in seven years.

[eytanz]

I never did get mine.  I guess that's because I haven't paid American taxes in seven years.

I never got mine, even though I did pay American taxes for the past five years. I guess that's because I'm not a US citizen.

It seems to me that at least one of us should be entitled for it, though I guess it makes more sense for the government to limit entitlement any way they can.

[Russell Nash]

I never did get mine.  I guess that's because I haven't paid American taxes in seven years.

I never got mine, even though I did pay American taxes for the past five years. I guess that's because I'm not a US citizen.

It seems to me that at least one of us should be entitled for it, though I guess it makes more sense for the government to limit entitlement any way they can.

I'm not rich enough to just get given money.

[Heradel]

I'm not making enough money to get it.

But the DOW just broke 10,000 (going downward), so... it'll be interesting to teach the kids about barter economies. .