Vocabulary Lesson!... "REBATE"

re·bate  (rbt)

• n.  A deduction from an amount to be paid or a return of part of an amount given in payment.
• A partial refund following a purchase.
• : a return of a part of a payment
• n 1: a refund of some fraction of the amount paid [syn:discount]

Ok those definitions are gathered from 4 separate and distinct sources across the net.  Not one of the definitions or thesaurus look-ups connects the word Rebate with "Hand-Out".

Functionally the word rebate by definition implies discount on amount previously paid or due to be paid!

So how in the hell can the giving -- That's right "GIVING" -- $300.00 to people who did not pay one dime (or were they expected to!) toward an Income Tax be described as a REBATE!!!!

Tax Rebates Deal Announced

Individuals who pay income taxes would get up to $600, working couples $1,200 and those with children an additional $300 per child under the agreement. Workers who make at least $3,000 but don't pay taxes would get $300 rebates.

Quit parsing words you elected twits!  The proper statement would and should be:

Tax Rebate and Welfare Hand-Out Announced

American Income Tax payers (not those evil rich and corporations from whom our paychecks come from...) will be receiving a $600.00 Rebate on their 2007 income tax.  And an additional $300.00 per miniature "House Ape" you decided to conceive.

Albeit not a fair percentage based on the amount of what each individual actually contributed to the government coffers; No...  rather an arbitrary amount established by "We-not-the people" to allow the bourgeoisie to acquire a new xBox 360, iPhone or similar device (maybe two!). 

For those who did not pay any income tax, you will be receiving a "Hand-Out" of $300.00 negotiated by the "Government knows best" Socialist Democratic Party Leaders Infamous.  As a purchase of your vote in the upcoming election.  Negotiations are still in process to insure that all "Undocumented Residents" are compensated as well (remember, your vote matters too!)

This will serve to stimulate our already prosperous economy for at least a couple of days in May and June 2008 when we have long forgotten that the Dow Industrials lost a few hundred points for a few days in January (which, the savvy investor recognized as equating to nothing more than his favorite components going on SALE! And purchased as many new stocks as he could.)  Alas it was certainly not reported this way by the hyper-sensationalistic-sky-is-falling pinko liberal economically ignorant free media outlets!

My God!  How can we expect to advance as a country when we Marketeeringly Spin everything we say!  If it looks like crap, smells like crap, squishes like crap... it's the AMERICAN WAY!

Comments

[Brian R]

That's funny, I wrote practically the same post on Monday. GMTA and all that.