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April 27th 2009 09:27

How will you spend your government stimulus money?

The top predictions are that people will spend it on gambling, alcohol, cigarettes, and illegal drugs. But are we forgetting how much will be spent on tattoos, hot chicks, and overseas trips?

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Comment by Mau-Medellin

April 27th 2009 09:38

Mau-Medellin

I'd just like to see the 'stimulus' money going to those who need it most. The long-term unemployed, and other recipients of the dole... Also those on carer's pensions, looking after elderly loved ones; forced to take on part-time work, earning peanuts just to put food on the table.

Mau-Medellin.

Comment by Morgan Bell

April 27th 2009 09:45

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hi Mau,
sometimes i think people just say silly things because they are being interviewed
and sometimes i think the media purposely selects the silliest people for their interviews to cause a stir
honestly, if the government wants money injected into retail and construction, they would be better off offering rebates and vouchers
thanks for the comment

Comment by Janet Collins

April 27th 2009 09:52

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Now that really looks like a survey of "average" Australians

Don't you just love how some of the most wealthy people are coming out and saying "don't give it to those people. they will just spend it on the wrong things".

It really depends what business they are in though. I don't think the Harvey Norman stores will be doing too badly out of it all. Just think of all those TVs that will move out of his stores!

Comment by Morgan Bell

April 27th 2009 10:02

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hi Janet,
yeah perhaps not an accurate cross-section of the community?
the survey was apparently done at 4pm in Cairns CBD, so they probably werent running into too many office workers
a low income friend of mine bought a treadmill from kmart with her stimulus money, and i have two middle income friends who are planning on getting personal trainers in lieu of gym memberships
i dare say, some portion will go on beer and wine and UDL cans . . . but maybe not too much on "high class ladies" haha
actually i think its amusing that people think they can buy cars and overseas family holidays for $900 . . . are they in a time warp?

Comment by Jason King

April 27th 2009 10:05

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Damn - I do need a new tat - I am sold!!
Thanks for idea Morgan

Comment by Norm

April 27th 2009 10:07

Consumption Malfunction
Equal and Opposite
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Footy Power

Here's another good article about the subject at hand (immature language warning):
Really Long Link

Giving others a plug?
That's just how I roll.

Comment by Janet Collins

April 27th 2009 10:09

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I am waiting for the survey that says someone is going to buy a house.

Comment by Morgan Bell

April 27th 2009 10:15

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hi Jason,
oh i had you pegged for spending it on high rolling ladies! haha
maybe you could get a $900 car with a naked lady painted on the bonnet!
every time i say "lady" you are thinking "man", arent you?

hi Norm,
your writing inspired me to rekindle my bonds with my bogan community
ahh Pape, he was the dude trying to stop the stimulus package hey?
lesson learned: never get between a bogan and their tat

Comment by Morgan Bell

April 27th 2009 10:17

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hi Janet,
you couldnt even buy an awning for a house! lol
geez i think ive had parking tickets for greater than $900

Comment by Jason King

April 27th 2009 10:27

Sydney Table
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Total Randomness

You bet!! Hehe

Comment by Morgan Bell

April 27th 2009 10:29

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i know you so well, Mr King

Comment by Norm

April 27th 2009 11:28

Consumption Malfunction
Equal and Opposite
Arses and Elbows
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Bogans are the best people, if that's what you are

Comment by Morgan Bell

April 27th 2009 11:41

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hi Norm,
im about 7/8th bogan . . . i drink rum from a can, but drive my own car, i am however missing a hubcap from attempting to do both at the same time

Comment by RubySoho

April 27th 2009 11:44

Music Zone
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Hahaha. He'll trickle his wife with gifts.

Comment by Norm

April 27th 2009 11:48

Consumption Malfunction
Equal and Opposite
Arses and Elbows
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Drinking rum and driving a car.
That's another two things I can't do.

I did them both once and I ended half-way up a tree, both times.

Just fractionally bogan: entirely cool.

Comment by Morgan Bell

April 27th 2009 12:10

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hi Ruby,
hes seems like a real charmer hey?

hi Norm,
rum does make you feel like a pirate . . .
imagine if you drank it with Tom Cruise in Somalia?

Comment by samaritan

April 27th 2009 12:20

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I think I might spend it on a tattoo that actually says 'this is what I spent the government stimulus package on.' Or maybe I'll just put it in a box and bury it in a backyard, so I have something saved away for when the entire financial system collapses.

I haven't heard that word 'bogan' for ages. That takes me back a few years. I never even knew people still used it.

Samaritan

Comment by Morgan Bell

April 27th 2009 12:25

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hi Samaritan,
ive kind of established myself on Orble as the token bogan, i use the word fairly frequently
i spent my highschool years in Newcastle and the lessons i learned there about binge drinking and general bogan social etiquet will never leave me!
i like your idea for the tat . . . better than getting love-hate written on your knuckles!

Comment by samaritan

April 27th 2009 12:34

Fringe Faith
Samaritan's Stories

Morgan, It's a bit harder to find somewhere on your body to fit 'This is what I spent the government stimulus package on' though.

Comment by Morgan Bell

April 27th 2009 12:40

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hi Samaritan,
i guess it depends what size the font is! haha
perhaps such a tattoo would be most suited to ladies with really wide arses, or a classy bloke seeking full arm or leg coverage . . .

Comment by samaritan

April 27th 2009 12:44

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Now that would make a good newspaper article. Forget roaming the streets at the time of the day when you're most likely to get comments from people who aren't planning on spending it reasonably. All you need is one lady with a wide arse and 'This is what I spent the government stimulus package on' tattooed across it. I think it would say it all.

Comment by Morgan Bell

April 27th 2009 13:03

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hi Samaritan,
haha i think you have a good nose for news!
if you owned a paper they would be selling like hotcakes!

Comment by Janet Collins

April 27th 2009 16:53

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Morgan

You will just have to stop parking in those "No Stopping" zones. Otherwise your money is just going to go back to the government.

The comments that this post has generated, though, makes me think that tatooists will be very stimulated indeed.

Comment by Natalina

April 27th 2009 21:13

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I cannot tell you how much I love the term Bogan. I wrote a post some time ago when I first heard the term asking what it meant, and since then, I use it in conversation fairly regularly, with my American counterparts looking at me like I'm crazy!

Here is my post about "Bogans":

Really Long Link

By the by, I'd certainly love to have the problem of deciding how to spend a stimulus check!

Comment by The Nameless One

April 27th 2009 21:18

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What Has The World Come To?
TOP 10 INFORMER

Alright i don't live in Australia at all I'm from the U.S. We have had a lot of stimulus's here if you want me to i could find out what the average American is gong to do with their stimulus money.
P.S. it just seems weird hearing Australians talk about over sea traveling when all i want to do is travel over seas to Australia

Comment by Carolyn Cordon

April 28th 2009 01:59

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Food Leaf

Tattoos, now why didn't I think of that? It would be so cute if I had a little unicorn somewhere special that I could show when people asked me how I spent my gift from the govt.

But I don't think I'm getting this latest largesse because of something to do with not actually being a taxpayer. Except we're all taxpayers. If we buy something, we pay tax, unless it's one of the few things not covered by GST. I didn't have to pay income tax last year, so no cheue in the mail for me.

Comment by Morgan Bell

April 28th 2009 02:31

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hi Janet,
yes i see quite a few people taking an interest in the tattoos! haha
my life is a virtual monopoly board . . .

hi Natalina,
bogan is a very cool word!
i will be sure to check out your post, thanks for the link!
i also like the words dero, feral, and slapper . . .

hi The Nameless One,
come to Australia and experience all our tourism department offers!
you could have a barbeque with Paul Hogan!
for Australians, being an island, everywhere is overseas, but we usually just skip over to the nearby tropical countries, many people go to Bali, Fiji, and Vanuatu etc

Carolyn Cordon,
now a unicorn really would be a cool tattoo!
very feminine!
you know, im not exactly sure how it works, Carolyn, i think you just have to of filed a tax return and you are awarded the grant regardless of how much tax you payed, i think "tax rebate" is just a label because the tax department is in charge of distributing the funds.

Comment by the world of gaye

April 28th 2009 04:59

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I really think the only people that should have got it are old people and people who are working. It is not that I don't think others don't need it, but old people have been forgotten about for too long. And people who work have never had any handouts so maybe it's time they had a turn. We have been through tough times before and survived, and we will survive this as well. I almost felt guilty about getting the bonus, it worries me that financially we were doing pretty well compared to the rest of the world, and I wonder if now we have taken a step backwards by handing out all this money.

Comment by Morgan Bell

April 28th 2009 05:07

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hi Gaye,
you know i really could have used that money two years ago when i couldnt pay my rent or my medical bills, i think less people would be bankrupt and homeless or in extreme debt now if there were more incremental measures that were awarded on a needs basis
i think i wrote above to someone else, if they are genuinely trying to stimulate retail and construction it would be a far better idea to give rebates and vouchers
when you give people cash it tends to get smoked up their bong or wagered on a horse
im a bit of a cynic

thanks for your comment

Comment by Wilson Pon

April 28th 2009 06:11

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Well, I think I done a lot of contribution to help stimulus our country economy, by spending over hundreds of dollars each month on the entertainment stuffs, especially the movie part, Morgan!

Comment by Morgan Bell

April 28th 2009 06:17

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hi Wilson,
sounds like you have been stimulating the economy without any incentives from the government!
you are a real trooper!

Comment by The Nameless One

April 29th 2009 00:05

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Okay i was just wondering yeah maybe someday i will travel to Australia... Heard they may have the Orble Christmas party in Vegas the next year I've been to Vegas and its pretty cool but i won't be able to go to the party but you should take a trip to the U.S. and check it out!

Comment by Morgan Bell

April 29th 2009 03:14

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hi The Nameless One,
i had not heard that about the Orble Christmas party
Vegas, hey?
could be exciting
maybe a few Orblers will tie the knot?

Comment by Optomistic Opportunism

April 30th 2009 05:41

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Optomystic Opportunism

haha i'm not a gambler so i'd probably spend the whole time tuning chicks with my 'stimulus package.'

pick up line: 'its a good sized package' said within earshot of the nearest cocktail waitress... or ruby...

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

April 30th 2009 06:27

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A friend of mine - who has made sacrifices, worked hard and is particularly well off (and somehow thinks I'm in the same boat) suggested that while he won't be receiving the payment - it would mean a lot to some people.

Damned straight it will champ.

How they spend it will be up to them of course.

Let's just say even though I'm entitled to it - there are other people and fields of endeavour that need it more urgently.

To be honest I still can't fathom the government's thinking on it - given the debt my children will have to pay back to overseas borrowings.

Some debt is good but $50 billion plus talk of a third stimulus package is just scary at present - scarier if you have tats . . .

Comment by Morgan Bell

April 30th 2009 12:14

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hi Opto,
ahh stimulating chicks with your package . . . thats just how you roll . . . cover girls (and Ruby lol)

hi MNG,
it will probably mean the world to the recently unemployed, and those at risk of defaulting on their mortgages
dont worry about the Federal debt, the Libs will get back in and privatise the oxygen we breath or the sunlight or something and it will all be apples
tattoos of apples

Comment by Carolyn Cordon

April 30th 2009 22:59

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This could all be Costello's last chance at being Prime Minister. He's sitting back there, making a few intelligent comments, and rubbing his hands together!
Go Peter, we know you can save us all after Rudd's mudd comes unstuck!
Come on election time!
I love elections.

Comment by RubySoho

April 30th 2009 23:29

Music Zone
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huh, who, where, what? and ruby?

Comment by Morgan Bell

May 1st 2009 00:45

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hi Carolyn,
i would be surprised if Costello would run for Prime Minister, however i wish Wayne Swan would hire him as a principle advisor or something
ive gotta re-enrol, i moved recently and the AEC have been hunting me down!

hi Ruby,
i thought you and Opto must have bumped into each other in real life?
maybe i was mistaken . . .

Comment by Optomistic Opportunism

May 1st 2009 04:35

Bohemian Hiphop
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Optomystic Opportunism

oooh caught in the headlights.

excuse the existential spontaneity.

just thinking to about a year ago when ruby was the only one who responded to my attempt to go ahead with a melbourne orblers get together... its a fair way to travel for a first time meeting with one person (a date?), and the thought of it sparked a sense of adventure.

oh well boo. i guess it had nothing to do with me.

don't stop my daydreamin, that's all i really do.

opto

Comment by Morgan Bell

May 1st 2009 05:54

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hi Opto,
oh i see . . . thats quite a reasonable explanation!
who says Orbles not a dating site? haha

Comment by RubySoho

May 1st 2009 05:56

Music Zone
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Well I am single...

Comment by Carolyn Cordon

May 1st 2009 06:01

Light Within
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Ooo, OK all you singles that sounded like a challenge from Ruby. Off you go!

Comment by RubySoho

May 1st 2009 06:18

Music Zone
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oh dear...

Comment by Optomistic Opportunism

May 1st 2009 06:32

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Japanese Jazz Funk
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gotta say, with your music vs philosophising sites, the music seems to not get much attention. i am always surprised to see how far writing a song can take the writing in general.

notice a bit of lyrical sensibility in mine?

hit me back...

Comment by RubySoho

May 1st 2009 07:38

Music Zone
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my poor music blog...i had such high hopes for it too...

Comment by Morgan Bell

May 1st 2009 07:58

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trust everyone to start having a conversation as soon as i turn "Verify Comments" on . . .

haha nah i dont really care, chat amongst yourselves

Comment by Optomistic Opportunism

May 1st 2009 13:33

Bohemian Hiphop
Japanese Jazz Funk
Optomystic Opportunism

aw don't be like that. drink something nice, listen to the last album you bought, drink some more, and write a review of it on musiczone.com

whats the last song thats been in your head for the whole day? tell us!

i was kinda hoping you'd criticise my sites now...

Comment by RubySoho

May 1st 2009 15:11

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oh of course, sorry...i pretty much just hang out here these days but i'll come over this weekend i promise...

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