What the $700 Billion Dollar Bailout Means for You

[homesystem]

I think Lou Reed said it best in the song "Sex With Your Parents":

"I was getting so sick of this right wing republican shit
These ugly old man scared of young tit and dick
So I try to think of something that made me sick
And there it was - SEX WITH YOUR PARENTS

Now these old fucks can steal all they want
And they can go and pass laws saying you can't say what you want
And you can't look at this and you can't look at that
And you can't smoke this and you can't snort that
And me baby - I got statistics - I got stats
These people have been to bed with their parents

Now I know you're shocked but hang and have a brew
If you think about it for a minute you know that it's true
They're ashamed and repelled and they don't know what to do
They've had sex with their parents
When they looked into their lovers eyes they saw - mom
In the name of the family values we must ask whose family
In the name of the family values we must ask - Senator

It's been reported that you have had
Illegal congress with your mother"

[Nye]

Poor Lou.

[newefezziwig]

http://money.cnn.com/2011/04/06/news/economy/government_shutdown/index.htm?hpt=T1

At the IRS, paper tax return filings -- about 30% of all returns -- would be put on hold, but electronic filings would be processed.

That would suck if you were "paper filing" and expecting a return..

[Shoval Manuts]

Boo hoo - we'll shut down and the world will stop.  Wah.

Fuck the politicians.

[newefezziwig]

Ponce, did you do your taxes yet?  If not, you should totally try to secure yourself an interview in some exotic location and write off the expense of the plane ticket:
http://money.cnn.com/2011/04/12/pf/taxes/tax_breaks_unemployed/index.htm?hpt=T2

[Shoval Manuts]

I can just see Ponce in line at the airport now.  No bags, just a boogie board and a ticket agent saying "Sir, we do not offer direct or connecting flights into the Chincoteague area.  Now will you please go away...."

[homesystem]

"home office and meal costs if you began working from home"

Hmmmm.. I'll keep this in mind for next year.  I eat a lot, and I might need to buy some fax machines.. and a goddam 3-hole punch.

[Nye]

Hop to it mother fucker! What the state pay you for anyway?

[Tha_Professa]

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_742556.html

Looks like my bank is being bought out.  (I don't think my bank ever needed any bailout money though, and can't vouch for the bank buying it....)

Apparently some customers (or at least 1 customer) are concerned that maybe they won't be allowed to bring their dog in and get a free dog biscuit.  

I mostly care about the potential for more ATM's that can be used without a fee.


EDIT: Apparently, according to the Post-Gazette article on the matter, I guess Parkvale owes 32 million in TARP money back to the gov't)