Is anyone spending their $600 Stimulus check on Toy Soldiers? (1 Viewer)

[Spitfrnd]

$600 / $22 (per card) times 7 figures (per card) will yield 190 new Conte plastic Spartans. You "only" need 9 cards to get all 23 poses so with $600 you can have all 23 poses in each of the three colors. I wonder if he did that on purpose.

 

[theBaron]

I have a new pedestal sink that I have wanted to install in my bathroom, going on 3 years now. But I realized that it's more than I can do myself, so the $600 will go towards having a plumber do the work. (My house was built in 1948, and there were never any shutoff valves installed on the sink's lines. That's beyond my skill).

And my income tax refund will go towards getting a patio slab poured in my backyard, to add more table space for my beer garden.

Prosit!
Brad

 

[Njja]

Pedestal sink is a breeze, easy to do yourself. You could either go on DIY website to see how its done, or visit Home-Cheapo.........if you find someone that speaks english.........."Say what country do you think this is"?

Then the dough could go back into the economy......via Military Miniatures!

Just a thought!

Njja

 

[theBaron]

Pedestal sink is a breeze, easy to do yourself. You could either go on DIY website to see how its done, or visit Home-Cheapo.........if you find someone that speaks english.........."Say what country do you think this is"?

Then the dough could go back into the economy......via Military Miniatures!

Just a thought!

Njja

Oh, I could install it myself, if there were shutoff valves on the water line to the sink. But there aren't, and I don't trust myself in adding those. Oddly enough, the toilet does have them, and although the current sink is not the original, when it was installed, no one thought about adding shutoffs. I don't think my local building code currently allows that; they have to be added, if there is any upgrade. So, I'll have to have the service into my house shut off temporarily, to install those valves.

Besides, I have a benchful of figures in various states of completion, plus another 100 lbs or so of metal, and a lot of molds....

Prost!
Brad

 

[agmtanks]

I am spending all my spare money on new production figures. Timpo was fun for awhile, but they cannot compare to figures that are being made now.

 

[kilted vampire]

I have a new pedestal sink that I have wanted to install in my bathroom, going on 3 years now. But I realized that it's more than I can do myself, so the $600 will go towards having a plumber do the work. (My house was built in 1948, and there were never any shutoff valves installed on the sink's lines. That's beyond my skill).

And my income tax refund will go towards getting a patio slab poured in my backyard, to add more table space for my beer garden.

Prosit!
Brad

You can cheat and turn off the water at the meter.

 

[Canadian Samurai]

Pedestal sink is a breeze...

Then the dough could go back into the economy......via Military Miniatures!

I think theBaron has the right idea actually. If you purchase toy soldiers, 90% of which are made outside of America, then most of your $600 (aside from the dealer's take) is leaving the country and contributing to the U.S.'s current account trade deficit, making the U.S. economic situation worse (since that $600 tax break is also raising the U.S. government's debt). If you want to help the U.S. economy you need to spend the money on local goods and services.

 

[Capitolron]

I thought I read there was an income limitation - $150K or something like that in which case you get nothing. My guess is that a lot of people who can afford this hobby are in that boat.

BINGO !

 

[OzDigger]

Is anyone spending their $600 stimulus check thinking it's just a voting bribe rather than a serious attempt at economy fixing

 

[theBaron]

Is anyone spending their $600 stimulus check thinking it's just a voting bribe rather than a serious attempt at economy fixing

Roger that, I agree, see my first post on this thread. I've been calling it a bribe, since the law was first proposed back in the winter. Can't be a refund or a rebate, because people who have no tax liability (ie, paid no income tax) are getting money.

There are economic case studies that illustrate that it doesn't jumpstart the economy (Friedman, for example) and it didn't end the recession in Bush's first term, either. Sure, some people will spend it, but many will pay down their existing debt, or sock into savings.

Everyone can do want he wants, of course, but let's call a spade a spade.

Prost!

Brad

 

[Spitfrnd]

I think theBaron has the right idea actually. If you purchase toy soldiers, 90% of which are made outside of America, then most of your $600 (aside from the dealer's take) is leaving the country and contributing to the U.S.'s current account trade deficit, making the U.S. economic situation worse (since that $600 tax break is also raising the U.S. government's debt). If you want to help the U.S. economy you need to spend the money on local goods and services.

Actually it is not quite that bad or that simple. Even if 90% of these figures are made outside the US, much more than 10% of the revenue for every figure is spent in the US or realized by US companies and individuals. Certainly some portion will go to foreign interests. However, our economy is so integrated with the world economy that even that is not necessarily bad. It is actually very difficult to make may purchases for even necessary items that do not have some foreign component. So maybe be sure you buy through your US dealer if you have that concern.

 

[thebritfarmer]

I think theBaron has the right idea actually. If you purchase toy soldiers, 90% of which are made outside of America, then most of your $600 (aside from the dealer's take) is leaving the country and contributing to the U.S.'s current account trade deficit, making the U.S. economic situation worse (since that $600 tax break is also raising the U.S. government's debt). If you want to help the U.S. economy you need to spend the money on local goods and services.

Not always an easy task, the goverments do have some very crafty tricks up their sleeves. There is a program here in Canada called Market Place and it is quite the eye opener.

One episode focused on items with "Product of Canada" on the label. Apparently said item does not have to be made or grown in Canada. There was a jar of minced garlic as an example. Turns out the garlic was grown in China. All it means is that 51% of production cost were spent in Canada.

Just another way to confuse the consumer.