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| Today on CNBC one of the hosts made a really good point. The biggest rebate was the 1.25 point fed funds rate cut. People with adjustable mortgages or home equity loans would already see the benefit. So there are a couple of forms of cash coming back for people and more so for home owners that may have home equity or lines of credit on a home loan.
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| I'm happy for the people who are benefiting but it's hard to watch so many people suffering. For instance, at a local store, an overheard conversation between an older couple. "Pet food prices have sure increased," the woman complained. "Yeah," and I have to buy gas yet. You had to have two cats," the husband said. "Maybe I can give one away," the woman replied. That says it all. We need to PUMP Michigan to get her going!!! It's hard letting go of pets. They are our children. Best regards, NanL
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| NanL, That is really sad. There was an article in the news recently that there are so many foreclosures that people are leaving their homes and moving on. One really sorry thing is people leave pets behind. The article said that in the last few months the amount of abandoned dogs went up by 30%. I can understand if people have to leave and maybe where they are going they cannot take pets, but at least they could make the effort to first find a home, and if they cannot then take the animal to a shelter.
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| We need to create more jobs and KEEP those jobs in the states to balance the outsourcing that is causing loss of employment on this end. As the prices rise more jobs are lost; it's a vicious circle of decline. I hear the word recession hinted at in the news. HINTED at. Who are they kidding? I pray we start taking responsibility for what's happening and begin correcting it. I know some progress is happening but it's not enough. I hate to see people losing their homes and savings and dreams. I wish we could start up our own industry and call it SURVIVAL. If the government doesn't kick in fast enough, the citizens should. We need to come up with new, marketable products that are reasonably priced so the majority can afford them. Best Regards, NanL
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| well we havnt gotten our rebate back yet but BF and kids dog and I have now moved to Nashville TN.. Made mom cry.. and let me tell ya thats something ya dont see everyday, she'll cry in the shower but not normally in front of people... But we had to do something work here is slow and the BF had a job offer down there so we packed up the kids and the car and on a wing and a prayer hopefully this will get us back on our feet again... Love ya Mom were fine..Jess
MOM of Two
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| Up here in Gaylord, the job situation is beyond belief. More companies are moving out than moving in. My boyfriend, Mike still has not received his check, come to find out it won't be mailed out until the middle of July. He is driving over the road 6 wks at a time just to make ends meet until I can find a job then maybe he won't have to run as long. Good luck to you Jess hopefully things work out for you there. I don't know why the government is taking their time in getting those checks out. People need them now not six months from now. I will not be getting one of those checks, no income for the past four years.
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| To me this "stimulus" package is a joke. Yea, $600 to $1200 I'll take it, but recent there was a report that credit charges shot up. At first this was talked about as consumers spending money, then oops, I think people are using credit cards to pay for gas and food. Why old George Bush fills his wallet with all the oil money in his family. This gas issue is really ridiculous. GM had an AWESOME Electric Car back in the 90's. California had an entire infrastructure setup for people to charge the car while shopping, at work, or eating dinner. What did GM do? They CRUSHED all of the cars. Why? The fools could not not make any money on spark plugs, OIL, filters, and tune ups. GM would have been the leading car company today, not Toyota, if they did not get stupid and greedy.
Here is a link to the trailer to "Who Killed The Electric Car" Answer: GM, California Government, and OIL Companies.
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The Stimulus check is probably great but by the time I'll get mine ... middle of July!!!! I lost my job,still fighting unemployment, and can't find another job. I have a 16 year old dying to take driver's training($400),a 8 year old that needs surgery and I am trying to figure out how to pay for the gas to get him to the hospital. FIA won't do anything for you unless you can devoye 40 hours to them but since my 8 year old can't attend school ,who's going to watch him? I used to be one of MI's biggest fans,but at this point Granholm and Bush has everything so screwed up, I pray every night not to be the next family at the homeless shelter! Thanks for letting me vent!!
Have A Blessed Day!
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