Stim-a-lis

I really shouldn't complain about my job. I come and go as I please, most of the time. No one cares what I do as long as my work gets done. Seeing as there's not that much work, I don't spend a great deal of time actually working, even when I am physically sitting in my cubicle. However, I must complain about the recent ending of the Legislative session.

I've only been working for the state for 4 1/2 years. Every year I've gotten some kind of raise on September 1. This year state employees will be getting a "stimulus" check in the amount of $800, minus taxes. Are you freaking kidding me? They didn't approve any raise for us, but are giving us $800 (minus taxes). This is what they are considering our raise for the next two years. Mind you, we don't get the $800 both years, just one, this one. We have to make that $800 stretch out for 24 months. That comes to $33.33 per month, minus taxes. That won't even fill up my truck with gas. It's kind of like being slapped in the face.

I think it's insulting. What's really the point? How is $33 a month considered a stimulus check when it won't even buy a tank of gas? I think our country has started to overuse the word "stimulus." They consider everything a stimulus check these days. What does stimulus mean to you? To me, it means paying some of my mortgage payment because I've been a faithful payor and never once defaulted. To me, it means taking away some of my student loans, because God knows I'll be dead before those are paid off...and again, never defaulted. To me, it means giving me a decent child care credit on my taxes, not $1200 total when I pay $10,000 a year for day care. To me, a stimulus means not telling me to bend over.

Anyway, that's my venting post for the stim-a-lis nonsense!