Kym's Plan to Pay for the Ridiculous Economic non-Stimulus Plan

In a flash of insight I have come up with a plan to both encourage spending and pay for the rebate.

The checks should be accompanied by advertisements from major national retailers with product offers matching the amount of the rebate and the demographics of the taxpayers.

For example, a family with three children will receive ads for Nintendo Wii, Disney Vacations and Barbie Dream Castles. A single male will get ads for 52" plasma TV's with his check. Senior citizens will get a one-time all inclusive trips to Reno for the low, low price of whatever their rebate turns out to be.

They could even save a step by allowing retailers to send a mailing prior to the issuing of the checks allowing consumers to pre-order their purchases and receive those in lieu of the actual money, like a rebate anticipation shopping spree. This is akin to cashing in your frequent flier miles to buy a George Forman grill.

If negotiated properly, the revenue from the advertising could almost pay for the rebate. Then in a back-door, last minute bill following the rebate, Congress can install a new tax on major national retailers who "benefited disproportionately from the 2008 economic stimulus placebo plan."

If you know any government officials who can implement my brilliant plan, please feel free to forward this message to them. I will expect a small percentage of the gross pre-tax revenue of the major national retailers following their stimulus bill windfall.