Spending the stimulus

I imagine we'll pour our stimulus package into retiring debt. Not what Congress and the Decider had in mind...and it's not entirely likely that what they have in mind will pan out anyway:

Let's get real. Even if a stimulus package could get through Congress and signed into law soon, even if directed at lower-income Americans who are far more likely than higher-income to spend any extra money, even if a cash supplement doled out within sixty days rather than a tax rebate or refund that won’t be out until next summer, even if in the range of five hundred dollars a household, which is the most anyone is talking about – even if all these conditions were met, the stimulus would still be too little and too late.
Well. How about you? What are your plans?

Note: The post and its title have been edited for perfectly sound reasons pointed out by various commenters. An apology is posted upstream.

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