Economic Stimulus Check Instructions

This economic stimulus package just kills me.

Not only are they basically giving away $600 to everyone with a pulse who makes less than $75,000 a year, the package includes some wonderful other instructions:

1. Social Security Benefits count towards the $3,000 AGI limit to receive the check. Sooooo, the government sends you money based on how much money they’ve given you. The more the better.
2. They’ve actually created a stimulus package calculator to help you determine whether you get $300 or $600.  There’s only 3 possibilities!!
   • You Make over 75k AGI (150k Joint) - $300
   • You paid a single dollar in taxes but were under the $75k cap - $600
   • You paid NO taxes AND had less than $3,000 in income.
3. Have More Babies. Each little kiddo you have will net you a sweet $300 check.  Oh joy, universal welfare  here we come.

Doesn’t anyone else think its a problem that we are effectively taxing all the people who make more than $75k a year in a ‘wealth distribution’ scheme like this?

I do.