Stimulus package = jug of Carlo Rossi
The IRS just sent out their “your stimulus check’s in the mail” letter, letting us all know that long as we’re honest, law-abiding, tax-paying citizens, we’ll get some bank back from the government in a couple months. Of course, the whole thing’s pretty much a crap shoot. It’s even worse than a short-term fix for long-term issues — and the problem isn’t just those community programs we cut to make the stimulus price tag.
The trouble is much bigger. We’re getting this bonus bankroll just as consumer saving hits an all-time low, and none of the money we’re spending stays in the US economy. Everything we buy is made in China. That’s the same China our government borrows all its money from. Sounds real healthy, don’t it?
Basically, America is in some serious debt, and the stimulus package is like giving a drink to a drunk. It’ll keep us quiet for awhile, but in the end we’re all gonna get screwed up.
Don’t mistake — free loot is awesome; we’ll be out there spending that check just like everyone else. But this little economic indulgence is going to cost us more and more as time goes on…
Besides being mentor and high school teacher to Frank Miller (Sin City), Jeff Danziger is arguably the best editorial cartoonist operating today. Thoughtful, nuanced comics, totally brutal to both right & left… Check out his archives; he tosses new stuff up there constantly.
