Stimulate This…

So, here is one for you. I got my stimulus check yesterday in the mail. Whoopee (sarcasm). Don’t get me wrong. I’ll take it. No doubt. But it is soooo frustrating. Why? Three main reasons:

1. First and foremost, the government, in reality, isn’t giving me anything. It was my money to begin with. They are just giving it back. It’s a big, dumb publicity stunt. There is no reason to believe that this is anything more than a temporary solution to a long-term problem, if it is a solution at all. Its like a tiny financial band-aid – like the kind you get with a shot. And that is being blissfully hopeful.

2. My check really caught me be surprise. Not because I had forgotten about it, but because, according to the IRS, it was supposed to be a direct deposit.

3. Also according to the IRS, my money was over a month overdue. Maybe I should bill the IRS for the back interest, like they likely would if I paid my taxes a month late. Right?

Oh yeah, did I mention…IT IS MY MONEY TO BEGIN WITH.

So, moral of the story – as always, I am astonished by the efficiency of government.