A counter stimulus package proposed by House republicans would result in a savings of $900 Billion dollars, according to sources. The package -- called "G*ddam it, get out there and Spend" -- features a half dozen public service announcements that will be run during prime time television. The spots will un-subtly suggest that consumers "get off their *ss and buy something!" Representative Marv Wankler (R-Tennessee) pointed out that the current Obama plan requires further government spending at a time when budget woes are already threatening the viability of the U.S. Economy. "We give people a thousand bucks and we think they'll go and spend it. These days, people are more likely to tuck it into their mattress until things get rosy. So what's the point?"
The public service spots cost less than a million to make and the message is loud and clear. "Spend some loot or I'll come and eat your children!" threatens one of the ads. Focus group studies have shown that people are more willing to open up their pocket books when their lives are threatened.
Wankler says House republicans will present the plan early at the next session. "When someone threatens to blow your face off with a double-barrel shotgun, that's stimulus!" says Wankler.
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