Bandycpa, you are dead on. It is so small at the individual level
no one will notice it. That might be the best thing about it because EVERY body gets it. And there are lots of EVERYbodys.
In an earlier thread, it was discussed what would happen if the tax cut was big, significant? noticable, at least. Say -- another stimuleous dump of a few thousand dollars. I, for one, (and I don't think I'd be alone) would throw mine at my exsisting bills. Helps me! but not my neighbor who loses his job because I'm not buying what he makes.
$13 bucks a week is good for a couple of cups of regular coffee (I'm not stimulating the economy to the tune of a double-shot, soy, skinny, extra whip, hold the chocklet syrup Mocha Frapachino -- I HAVE to draw the line somewhere!); a happy meal; and a basic carwash. So,
maybe, if we
all hit Starbucks, Mickey Dee's and the Chevron, we can (at least) keep the High Schoolers employed. Then their parents won't be so worried.
Or (Maybe) I'll start paying my kids allowance again. (OMG!
I laid off my kids! I can re-hire them!)
We can beat this thing on $13 per day X 160,000,000. *
*I made that number up, sorry. But there have to be LOTs of taxpayers. A number NMAP, if you please.