Einstein explains the Economic Stimulus Package...
Stimulus Relativity...
...This year, taxpayers will receive an Economic Stimulus Payment. This is a very exciting new program that I will explain using the Q and A format:
Q. What is an Economic Stimulus Payment?
A. It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers.
Q. Where will the government get this money?
A. From taxpayers.
Q. So the government is giving me back my own money?
A. Only a smidgen.
Q. What is the purpose of this payment?
A. The plan is that you will use the money to purchase a high-definition TV set, thus stimulating the economy.
Q. But isn't that stimulating the economy of China?
A. Shut up.
Here's my own question...
My lil' Dodge Neon uses mid-grade gas, so I've been over four bucks a gallon for a couple weeks now.
Last week, when oil prices were around $128 a barrel, gas shot up to $4.06 a gallon.
Earlier this week, oil dropped down around $5 a barrel. The price at the pump didn't move.
This morning, I read oil is back up to around $128 a barrel...but since it's no higher than it was to begin with, the price at the pump won't go up, right? Right???
A. Shut up.
Many thanks to Laflin Joe for passing this quip along...
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