Gift card stimulus

AtlantaAdonis · Feb 5, 2021

It's come to my attention that a lot of large corporations are going to stand in the way of getting Americans any meaningful stimulus, so I propose a way to align the interests of greedy corporations and ordinary Americans, so I propose the following....instead of getting $1,400 checks Americans will have the federal government buy the following for each American.

$300 Amazon Gift Card
$200 Costco Gift Card
$150 Whole Foods Gift Card
$100 iTunes Card
$25 off Total Purchase Game Stop Coupon (for the incels)
$200 Starbucks Gift Card
$100 Fresh Market Gift Card
$300 Voucher for Cash Back on Eco-Friendly Car Purchase
$100 Voucher that can be accepted at any non-fast food restaurant

Thoughts? Not a perfect plan, but in an oligarchy you have to play the game.

Juggernaut74 · Feb 5, 2021

AtlantaAdonis said:
Not a perfect plan

I believe this is the relevant part of your post

Integrityrespec · Feb 5, 2021

AtlantaAdonis said:
It's come to my attention that a lot of large corporations are going to stand in the way of getting Americans any meaningful stimulus, so I propose a way to align the interests of greedy corporations and ordinary Americans, so I propose the following....instead of getting $1,400 checks Americans will have the federal government buy the following for each American.

$300 Amazon Gift Card
$200 Costco Gift Card
$150 Whole Foods Gift Card
$100 iTunes Card
$25 off Total Purchase Game Stop Coupon (for the incels)
$200 Starbucks Gift Card
$100 Fresh Market Gift Card
$300 Voucher for Cash Back on Eco-Friendly Car Purchase
$100 Voucher that can be accepted at any non-fast food restaurant

Thoughts? Not a perfect plan, but in an oligarchy you have to play the game.

I'll be waiting at the mail box for these.

Demon · Feb 5, 2021

AtlantaAdonis said:
It's come to my attention that a lot of large corporations are going to stand in the way of getting Americans any meaningful stimulus, so I propose a way to align the interests of greedy corporations and ordinary Americans, so I propose the following....instead of getting $1,400 checks Americans will have the federal government buy the following for each American.

$300 Amazon Gift Card
$200 Costco Gift Card
$150 Whole Foods Gift Card
$100 iTunes Card
$25 off Total Purchase Game Stop Coupon (for the incels)
$200 Starbucks Gift Card
$100 Fresh Market Gift Card
$300 Voucher for Cash Back on Eco-Friendly Car Purchase
$100 Voucher that can be accepted at any non-fast food restaurant

Thoughts? Not a perfect plan, but in an oligarchy you have to play the game.

Don't think so. The only one of those I might use would be Amazon.

Yakshi · Feb 5, 2021

I get the feeling that I've been getting things like that in the mail for years. Who doesn't toss that stuff?

AtlantaAdonis · Feb 5, 2021

Demon said:
Don't think so. The only one of those I might use would be Amazon.

Now's a good a time as ever to improve shopping habits.

Demon · Feb 5, 2021

AtlantaAdonis said:
Now's a good a time as ever to improve shopping habits.

At Starbucks and Game Stop?

Mycroft · Feb 5, 2021

AtlantaAdonis said:
It's come to my attention that a lot of large corporations are going to stand in the way of getting Americans any meaningful stimulus, so I propose a way to align the interests of greedy corporations and ordinary Americans, so I propose the following....instead of getting $1,400 checks Americans will have the federal government buy the following for each American.

$300 Amazon Gift Card
$200 Costco Gift Card
$150 Whole Foods Gift Card
$100 iTunes Card
$25 off Total Purchase Game Stop Coupon (for the incels)
$200 Starbucks Gift Card
$100 Fresh Market Gift Card
$300 Voucher for Cash Back on Eco-Friendly Car Purchase
$100 Voucher that can be accepted at any non-fast food restaurant

Thoughts? Not a perfect plan, but in an oligarchy you have to play the game.

How are large corporations going to stand in the way of getting Americans meaningful stimulus?

Are you saying they control Congress and the President?

And why WOULD they stand in the way?

Ikari · Feb 5, 2021

I just want the cash

Demon · Feb 5, 2021

Ikari said:
I just want the cash

Yep. It'll leave my hands pretty quickly and stimulate the economy.

distraff · Feb 5, 2021

AtlantaAdonis said:
It's come to my attention that a lot of large corporations are going to stand in the way of getting Americans any meaningful stimulus, so I propose a way to align the interests of greedy corporations and ordinary Americans, so I propose the following....instead of getting $1,400 checks Americans will have the federal government buy the following for each American.

$300 Amazon Gift Card
$200 Costco Gift Card
$150 Whole Foods Gift Card
$100 iTunes Card
$25 off Total Purchase Game Stop Coupon (for the incels)
$200 Starbucks Gift Card
$100 Fresh Market Gift Card
$300 Voucher for Cash Back on Eco-Friendly Car Purchase
$100 Voucher that can be accepted at any non-fast food restaurant

Thoughts? Not a perfect plan, but in an oligarchy you have to play the game.

I'm one of those guys who is going to pocket his check from Uncle Sam. I'll just use the gift cards for spending I was going to do anyway, and then still save $1,400 extra.

The Old Soul · Feb 5, 2021

A Debit/Cash card makes more sense than a check because people would be more prone to spend the funds retail if they received it in card form instead of a lump-sum check or direct cash deposit. Where the funds are going would be easier to track and see just exactly if and where the $$$ are being spent.

Roadvirus · Feb 5, 2021

The Old Soul said:
A Debit/Cash card makes more sense than a check because people would be more prone to spend the funds retail if they received it in card form instead of a lump-sum check or direct cash deposit. Where the funds are going would be easier to track and see just exactly if and where the $$$ are being spent.

Not really a good idea. Those cards can be easily illegally obtained, bringing major fraud involvement. Here's one case:

Nuke Bizzle, whose real name is Fontrell Antonio Baines, was arrested pursuant to a criminal complaint alleging a scheme to fraudulently obtain unemployment insurance benefits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
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According to evidence gathered by the authorities, Baines engaged in a scheme to fraudulently obtain unemployment insurance benefits in the names of third-party claimants. Those claimants allegedly included identity theft victims. Evidence obtained by the authorities included at least 92 debit cards that had been pre-loaded with more than $1.2 million in fraudulently obtained benefits.

Baines and his co-schemers allegedly obtained Electronic Benefit Payment (“EBP”) debit cards administered by Bank of America by listing on the applications addresses to which they have access.

On September 23, 2020, Baines was stopped by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. He had in his possession eight EBP debit cards, seven of which were in the names of six other persons (one person’s name appeared on two of the cards). Each of the eight EBP debits cards had been authorized by EDD based on an application for PUA benefits.

Feds Arrest Rapper Who Bragged On Video About Covid Unemployment Benefits Scam (forbes.com)

Razoo · Feb 5, 2021

AtlantaAdonis said:
It's come to my attention that a lot of large corporations are going to stand in the way of getting Americans any meaningful stimulus, so I propose a way to align the interests of greedy corporations and ordinary Americans, so I propose the following....instead of getting $1,400 checks Americans will have the federal government buy the following for each American.

$300 Amazon Gift Card
$200 Costco Gift Card
$150 Whole Foods Gift Card
$100 iTunes Card
$25 off Total Purchase Game Stop Coupon (for the incels)
$200 Starbucks Gift Card
$100 Fresh Market Gift Card
$300 Voucher for Cash Back on Eco-Friendly Car Purchase
$100 Voucher that can be accepted at any non-fast food restaurant

Thoughts? Not a perfect plan, but in an oligarchy you have to play the game.

A smart design as this money will definitely go back to the economy.I would however eliminate Amazon. In its' place could be a local shoe store in which a purchase of 1-5 pairs
of shoes could be accomplished. Each of the cards could demand an ID written on the front.

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