[krote345]

13 Things Obama's $13 Stimulus Will Buy You
February 19, 2009 02:15 PM ET | Paul Bedard, Nikki Schwab | Permanent Link | Print

By Nikki Schwab, Washington Whispers

It's one of the most heralded benefits of the $787 billion stimulus bill: Taxpayers will get about an extra $13 a week in their paychecks starting this spring. So, with spring break and the summer tourism season coming, we did a little snooping around Washington to see just how you can spend that cash. And, as you can imagine, we found it won't go very far. For example, even though it's restaurant week here in D.C., you won't be able to afford lunch or dinner at the featured restaurants. And if $13 can't buy you a discounted meal, then what can it buy? In our search, we tried to focus on things President Barack Obama and the first family might buy. So, here's our list of what $13 could buy the Obamas:

1. Six bottles of Obama's favorite Black Forest Berry Honest Tea.
2. Four bags of Planters Trail Mix—Mixed Nuts & Raisins, one of the president's favorite snacks.
3. Four pocket Constitutions purchased at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center gift store.
4. A White House toiletry kit including one roll of White House toilet paper, a White House tooth brush, and one White House bathroom cup purchased at AMERICA!'s Spirit at Union Station.
5. One Obama Paper Dolls book and an American Presidents coloring book at the National Museum of American History gift store.
6. One bottle of Presidential Hot Sauce on sale at Making History, a gift store in Union Station.
7. One White House bookmark from the White House Historical Association.
8. One small cheese pizza from Italian Fiesta Pizzeria, the Obama's favorite pizza place in Chicago.
9. One ticket to see the Chicago White Sox play in the upper reserved section of U.S. Cellular Field from Stubhub.com.
10. One cab ride from the White House to the U.S. Capitol.
11. One necklace from J. Crew, a favorite shop of the Obama girls.
12. Either one cocktail or the cheapest dessert—Melanie's Petit Fours—at Equinox, where Barack and Michelle Obama have dined.
13. A used copy of The Audacity of Hope.

What $13 doesn't buy you: a new copy of The Audacity of Hope, any type of Nicorette Gum that the former smoker chews, or clothes from J. Crew for the girls.


For fun...what are you going to do with your $13?

[josephr25]

I'm going to apply for a mortgage I think I can afford... that 13 bucks a week makes a huge difference

[krote345]

I'm going to buy a $13 dinner from McDonalds and crap on the White House lawn.

[UltimateBMW]

Originally Posted by krote345

I'm going to buy a $13 dinner from McDonalds and crap on the White House lawn.

This man knows how to live it up. $13 at McDonalds is a feast!

[asdflkijd]

I'm going to hire a ninja

[spacedogg]

Drink 100 cups of coffee just like Fry on Futurama.

http://www.videosift.com/video/Futur...cups-of-coffee

[1cleanm6]

wow..

13 dollars a week adds up trust..

13 x 52 bucks= 676 bucks

676 x 40 years= 27040...

not bad quarter of a 100 grand for doing nothing when you retire..lol

[krote345]

Originally Posted by Boosted335

wow..

13 dollars a week adds up trust..

13 x 52 bucks= 676 bucks

676 x 40 years= 27040...

not bad quarter of a 100 grand for doing nothing when you retire..lol

Ha, don't forget that you paid for your $13 with the $787,000,000,000.00 bailout.

edit: unless you are one of the millions of people who do not pay taxes and are receiving the 'refund' anyway.

[UncleWede]

750ml of Jack Daniels every other Friday.

[Blake]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

750ml of Jack Daniels every other Friday.

so a sip a day for 2 weeks? that doesn't sound very fun

[IrateSpeed6]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

750ml of Jack Daniels every other Friday.

That's a fantastic idea!

Originally Posted by Boosted335

wow..

13 dollars a week adds up trust..

13 x 52 bucks= 676 bucks

676 x 40 years= 27040...

not bad quarter of a 100 grand for doing nothing when you retire..lol

Don't forget to factor in inflation, and don't forget that this "refund" will be rolled back or thrown out within a couple years.

[Heinzftw]

I can pick up a 1/5th of Jager or 2 cans of Skoal Peach.
or 1 Night of hookah at the local lounge

[alpine335i]

Invest in stocks for bottles of "Obama's favorite Black Forest Berry Honest Tea."

[aut0sh0cker]

I'm going to buy 2 gallons of race gas and have $.02 left over!

[guardianangel3290]

you realize that $13 x 52 weeks is quite alot of money right

[c0nstant]

cigarettes and hot cheetos

[Sara]

More starbucks!

[UncleWede]

375ml every Friday and soccer/baseball will be extra fun on Saturday!!!

[mpimping]

dime bag

[Jammin Jason]

Stoges (cigarettes) and Korean BBQ ($9.99)

[TMNT]

$13 dollars a week may not sound like much for someone who owns a brand new BMW, but for most americans... 676 dollars a year is no joke.

Hell I would love to have $676 extra a year

[guardianangel3290]

Originally Posted by TMNT

$13 dollars a week may not sound like much for someone who owns a brand new BMW, but for most americans... 676 dollars a year is no joke.

Hell I would love to have $676 extra a year

thats what im saying!
i guess the bimmer forums are inhabited completely by people who could live without an extra $676 a year.