The U.S. Federal Government spelled Espoo with a ‘5′
Haven’t posted anything in forever, apologies to all of you (and YOU’RE WELCOME to others 
). I just received my portion of George Bush’s $145 billion economic stimulus package…well, $300 of it. I’m rich bitch! HONK!!! I think I’ll buy a big bag of crack, that’ll help the U.S. economy! Or maybe I’ll spend that $300 here in Finland, that’ll help the U.S. economy equally.
So you think the government is retarded for giving out billions while racking up trillions in debt, right? How could they make it even more retarded? By spelling “Espoo” with a ‘5′, check it out below…
LOL!!! I’ll be “laughing all the way to the bank” when I cash this thing. I’d like to think George Bush himself wrote that check. Reminds me of Mr. Burns’ illegitimate son spelled “Yale” with a ‘6′ in his Yale application. Too fucking funny, man.
Actually Phil, that’s one of the smartest and things the US government has done - ever! It’s not only smart, but also highly Libertarian to replace social programs with direct cash transfers. You see, nobel laureate Milton Friedman was the guy who invented the scheme:
http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2006/11/milton_friedman_1.html
It’s really the best way to get government out of your life and allow the free market to function at an optimal level. That’s why it’s not surprising that the pro-free market, anti-IRS FairTax organi(www.fairtax.org) has ’stimilus payments’ as one of its main tenets.
And speaking of getting government out of our lives, since when do you care whether someone spends money on “crack?” Isn’t it a free choice?
Comment by Libertaer — Mon, Jul 14th, 2008 @ 10:52 pm
Funny, E5..poo! maybe they got the smell of it before. at least better than hell_stinky= helsinki!! hehehe
Comment by mimich — Mon, Jul 14th, 2008 @ 10:58 pm
Welcome back Phil!….You only got $300!?…Whats up with that!?…I got $600 back…Did you mess up with your income tax filling,or did Uncle Sam screw you!?…I bought a great digital audio recorder and a beautiful leather executive office chair to blog with…
Thank you Dubbya Bush…he…he…he..I never even voted for the idiot!
Comment by infinndel the jenkki dogg — Mon, Jul 14th, 2008 @ 11:11 pm
You only got $300!?…Whats up with that!?…I got $600 back…Did you mess up with your income tax filling,or did Uncle Sam screw you!?…
Heh, well I haven’t paid U.S. taxes in over five years, I don’t deserve the $600, although I’d happily accept it
Comment by Phil — Tue, Jul 15th, 2008 @ 12:10 am
That’s why it’s not surprising that the pro-free market, anti-IRS FairTax organi(www.fairtax.org) has ’stimilus payments’ as one of its main tenets.
Do fairtax.org support racking up trillions of debt? I’m all for cutting taxes and giving money back to the people like this…but the feds need to cut SPENDING, that’s the key.
And speaking of getting government out of our lives, since when do you care whether someone spends money on “crack?” Isn’t it a free choice?
I hope so! Cause my $300 crack bag is beginning to look more like a $200 bag already.
Comment by Phil — Tue, Jul 15th, 2008 @ 12:12 am
“Cause my $300 crack bag is beginning to look more like a $200 bag already.”
On the contrary, your bag of crack will be worth $400. Thanks to sustained law enforcement efforts, drugs are a major growth industry.
Did you know that Milton Friedman was Ronald Reagan’s economic advisor, and that ’stimulus payments’ were supposed to be part of reaganomics? Unfortunately, whereas they proceeded with reaganomics, they unfortunately voted to keep the old welfare system and wasteful government programs intact - and to even expand them!
At least now, ’stimulus payments’ offer a chance to replace those old failed programs. Unlike spending on the war, the productivity they generate will pay for any short-term deficit spending. You won’t find a better deal going.
Comment by Libertaer — Tue, Jul 15th, 2008 @ 12:37 am
Some how I thought is was all Bush’s fault??????
Comment by winter “Yea, Proton Power, now in remission” — Tue, Jul 15th, 2008 @ 1:32 am
So here I present the sad irony of my windfall riches…deployed by
economic financier’– DUBBYA BUSH…I purchase the latest, greatest,
super-go-faster…state-ob-dee-aaht digital audio recorder..designed by most famous Japanese synthesizer maker…AND ..it is made in CHINA!!
THEN I BUY FROM …..*STAPLES*…a FAB…. PLUSH…and….SEXY
leather surfing and blogging chair…GUESS WHAT!!!!….made in
CHINA…..GRRRRRR!!
Comment by infinndel the jenkki dogg — Tue, Jul 15th, 2008 @ 1:48 am
The big question is how to get stimulus money for Finland, so it can move closer toward a proper market economy?
Comment by Leena — Tue, Jul 15th, 2008 @ 1:52 am
Free….free.. its all Free
except its not
Comment by winter “Yea, Proton Power, now in remission” — Tue, Jul 15th, 2008 @ 3:51 am
How about to eliminate the military welfare state in the US?
Comment by Anonymous — Tue, Jul 15th, 2008 @ 4:46 am
Probably the bank will be laughing when they charge you the 301 dollars cashing and fees
Comment by Hank W. — Tue, Jul 15th, 2008 @ 10:24 am
And of course, E5Poo is l33t.
Comment by Hank W. — Tue, Jul 15th, 2008 @ 10:24 am
Laugh all you want, but the truth is that you are the only one in the Feds’ system with an E5poo address. It’s a way of ensuring that even if you obscure your actual street address, they can still find you. Same is true for a guy I know in Ta11inn (those aren’t lowercase Ls in that paikkakunta.)
Actually, that’s the whole Bushie game isn’t it? Appear like an idiot or a dimwitted childs, to throw people off?
Comment by John — Tue, Jul 15th, 2008 @ 12:37 pm
And bad news: if you look closely, you actually received $3o0. The actual zeros went to bail out Fannie and Freddie. You think they would waste good numbers on ordinary Americans?
Comment by John — Tue, Jul 15th, 2008 @ 12:39 pm
US government borrows more money from Chinese, gives that money to Bubba J6Ps out there and they use it to buy more Chinese crap at Wal Mart….that is just friggin genius!
Probably soon they are gonna send a nice letter requiring Phil to travel to the nearest US Army recruiting station. His services are needed in I5AN, I mean Ey-Ran. Let’s kill some muzzies! Another friggin OUTSTANDINGLY GENIUS brainfart from the King Dubya Himself!
“..As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day, the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.” - 26th of July 1920, H.L. Mencken, Baltimore Evening Sun.
Comment by tim73 — Tue, Jul 15th, 2008 @ 2:09 pm
Some how I just knew it was all Bush’s fault… Then again the EU has the Dardur mess, and you all let 1 Million die on your watch.
Thanks Europeans for the mess. Does the USA have to clean up after you again?
Its going to be fun watching the next 1 million die, and I get to blame the EU each and every time now.
fun fun fun…give me waterboarding……..
Comment by winter “Yea, Proton Power, now in remission” — Tue, Jul 15th, 2008 @ 2:19 pm
Hey It’s you in the video!
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/07/14/nokia-jumps-on-location-based-mobile-social-networking-bandwagon/
Could you write something about upcomming Nokia devices? =D
Comment by Kips — Tue, Jul 15th, 2008 @ 6:54 pm
Please don’t cut the health funds in EU.
Keep your 300€, but keep the hospital and emergency services available.
Comment by Save the world.... — Tue, Jul 15th, 2008 @ 7:46 pm
Hey It’s you in the video!
I haven’t seen it yet, too afraid to see myself on camera!
Comment by Phil — Tue, Jul 15th, 2008 @ 10:24 pm
Could you write something about upcomming Nokia devices? =D
Heh well thanks for that link! I checked it out, wasn’t as bad as I expect, lots of editing and the music overlay really covered up my crapiness
Comment by Phil — Tue, Jul 15th, 2008 @ 10:38 pm
Hey Phil!
Where’s my N96? I’ve been waiting for the damn thing for almost a year. When the hell am I going to get mine from the shops?
Comment by Fat Bastard — Tue, Jul 15th, 2008 @ 11:59 pm
Yesterday July 15, 2008 was also the day when the USD hit 1.65 against the Euro. The All-Time low in the history of USD/EUR, one of the sad results of the Voodoo economics of the Bush admin.
So your 300 USD is worth 181.82 in Euros.
Maybe you might want to visit your local Alko and buy a few bottles of Jack Daniels whiskey? At least, it’s not made in China.
This would be your contribution in boosting the U.S. economy. Just
the way the Commander Guy wanted, right?
Comment by oblomov_jr — Wed, Jul 16th, 2008 @ 1:20 am
How about the rumoured 5800(nokia tube) and N85 when are those coming!?!
Comment by Kips — Wed, Jul 16th, 2008 @ 12:13 pm
There’s no doubt that the neoliberal Bush administration screwed up the economy miserably. Paying for wars by inflating the dollar is both deceptive and dishonest. And giving people $300 to buy more goods from China only exacerbates the situation by giving the Fed even more power to sell T-Bills at the next government’s request. Obviously that’s bad.
But there are some another sides to this $300 distribution scheme that we should probably consider:
1). A large portion of the end price of those Chinese products goes to American workers who transport, sell and maintain them. Maybe even the majority of the price.
2). Not everybody is using that $300 to buy a new TV. Many people need it to pay for things like healthcare services, or school supplies and clothing for their children. And some people can barely get to work due to the high gas prices, so the extra money helps.
All things considered, this is a wealth/income redistribution scheme that fundamentally makes sense because it involves no special programs. It also compensates for the irresponsible war spending by shifting the burden away from poor people. Why should they have to pay for that crappy decision making anyway?
Maybe this is a good time to analyze whether the Fed should be legislated out of existence so this kind of stuff can’t happen again. That way, if unscrupulous politicians want to invade a country, they’ll have to tell everyone the cost up front. Isn’t that the real culprit here?
Comment by Go Libertarian! — Wed, Jul 16th, 2008 @ 1:48 pm
Is this post a joke?
Yes! I take it, not a very good one, eh?
Comment by Phil — Wed, Jul 16th, 2008 @ 9:03 pm
People can use the $300 stimulus to offset education expenses. It’s better to pay people directly rather than paying school subsidies. That way people can shop the system in a free market way. The big question is: how do you get rid of education subsidies altogether?
Comment by Anonym — Thu, Jul 17th, 2008 @ 12:40 am
What does that P stand for?
Comment by Anonymous — Thu, Jul 17th, 2008 @ 3:54 pm
It’s a bit like complaining about getting a too little hat at the army clothing depot. They’ll tell you have too big head. I bet the IRS optical reader has taken your “S” for a “5″, so it’s YOUR fault afterall.
Comment by Antti rn — Thu, Jul 17th, 2008 @ 11:39 pm
i remember the episode, and if i recall it correctly the yale recruit people demanded an international airport as a “gift in return”, for letting Burns’s son in:D
Comment by homer — Mon, Jul 28th, 2008 @ 2:25 am
HAHAH, this is such a geeky observation
Nontheless cool ;D
Comment by milia — Mon, Aug 11th, 2008 @ 2:23 am
Sorry, i meant ‘nonetheless’ :P.
Comment by milia — Mon, Aug 11th, 2008 @ 2:24 am