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Americans Are Making Jokes About The $1,200 Stimulus Checks And Here’s 33 Of The Best Ones
The United States government has sent out stimulus checks to some residents to help keep them afloat during the coronavirus quarantine. It’s all some people are talking about, so it’s no wonder that these checks have become the focus of a lot of jokes on the internet.
The checks are each worth 1,200 dollars and internet users are joking about how they’re already planning to buy TVs, laptops, and spend the money as soon as they can. While others are poking fun at the fact that it’s now the IRS sending them money, instead of the other way around.
“We can confirm that payments are beginning to arrive in some Americans’ accounts," a senior Treasury official told ABC News. Scroll down for the best stimulus check jokes that Bored Panda has compiled, upvote your faves, and let us know in the comments what you’re going to do with your check if you live in the US, dear Pandas. And read on for Bored Panda's interview with financial expert Sam Dogen, founder of the Financial Samurai blog, about stimulus checks and how much they'll help Americans out.
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Does the weak Cheeto represent the poor leadership of the Orange Cheeto in the White House?
Not to me. Cheetos at least are tasty... I refer to him as "agent orange".
Load More Replies...Not everybody thinks its a joke and many people appreciate this money and use it to help pay off bills or get caught up with bills.
Of course it's better than having nothing. It's still a joke when compared to most essential bills. It's not 1200 per month - it's 1200 FOR ALL THE PANDEMIC. Believe everyone when I say: it won't be over in 4 weeks. (in Germany, you at least get monthly the living-minimum granted, which is pretty low but it's monthly and they pay for health-insurance and rent and your gas-bills. Small businesses got instant-help-money up to 15000 € to help keep the running business-costs manageable. It's not helpful for everyone, and it's not a huge lot - some will still lose their business. But it's not f*** 1200 $ to last you over the course of the pandemic)
Load More Replies...I'm one of the lucky few who don't need the money. I'm putting my check and tax refund aside to help anyone in my family and community until the world gets back on its feet. I relied heavily on others when I was sick and unemployed 4-5 years ago. Now I have the financial means to pay it forward.
I think people that are making fun of the stimulus Are pretty sorry some people need that money not everybody has money $1200 is a lot of money to some people
Already got mine and it paid my property tax to keep Nevada from taking it. Then put a months worth of food in the house. And finally paid my car payment.
Not everyone thinks its a joke and many appreciate receiving this. We can use it to pay on bills and or pay some off. Ppl better realize that the government didnt have to give us anything.
Wow. That is a very sad view of your government. "They don't have to give you anything - they could've instead just let you rot". Well - true, of course. But deeply saddening.
Load More Replies...@Spike Burns. To be willfully uninformed is like skating on thin ice. Apr 7, 2020 - "Italy ups coronavirus stimulus spending to €750 billion - nearly half its GDP." https://www.euronews.com And then we have: Mar 24, 2020 - "The U.K. has pledged more fiscal stimulus to fight the economic fallout from the coronavirus than during the global financial crisis a decade ago" bloomberg.com This took around a minute. Then let me also add that both countries, of course, have comprehensive healthcare systems and statutory sick pay.
Very sad that some say if you don't agree with the actual president of the States they should just pack up and leave the country. The only people that are real authentic Americans are the American Natives, all the others except the Afro-Americans who were from background slave, should go back from where they or their ancestor came from. Rednecks are the shame of the States.
If I do not receive my Stimlus Check, I'll start charging % and late payment penalty it only fsir.
why was it I only have three hundred instead of a 1250 on my stimulus check
Another fool opens his mouth, everyone thought he was a fool but then he put it in writing to remove all doubt from anyone that thought it might of been a mistake.
I'm using my check to complete projects on my house I have been putting off for years. And saving the rest.
I am paying my ultities as far ahead as i can. I don't trust pnm, gas or water to keep mine on even with this virus going on
I don't understand why people in America don't riot. There's no way I could survive on only $1200 a month. My mortgage alone costs more than that. Why do people accept their government doing so little for them?
Cause we're honestly used to it, and it sucks. Plus the large majority aren't much for rioting, contrary to popular belief, we're just trying to survive, and some non government businesses are helping anyway
Load More Replies...He's unworthy of respect. You must earn respect, and he has not.
Load More Replies...You're probably sadly right that Trump is doing the best he can. It's not good - he just can't do any better.
Load More Replies...What f#&$ you talking about, I can't understand the ignorance of this people, and I am not Democrat or rep6i am a citizen of this great country that this Oran5came to fi$^^up..and I am not responsible for the damage of your brain, because that's the only excuse I can fi d for people like yourself..have a good day..
Load More Replies..."So long as Americans are spending the money, that helps stimulate and support the economy. Although saving money is good, saving money actually doesn’t do much in the short run to help the economy. In the long run, maybe it helps by creating more financially secure people to not become a burden," Dogen from the Financial Samurai told us.
"I believe everything is rational. If people want to use their money to spend on TVs and other things, its because they’ve got their basics already taken care of. Here’s how millionaires are spending their checks."
Trump only agreed to the $1200 because it's an election year.
Your "check" comes with tRump's name on it ... just like his "charity" ... he got others to give him money then put his name on the checks like it was his money to give. The only exception with his charity and the stimulus check, he usually paid himself.
Dogen believes that 1,200 dollars per person should help individuals for at least a month. "If you add on the extra 600 dollars a month in unemployment benefits, that’s a decent amount of money," he said.
"For example, in California, you can get 4,200 dollars a month in unemployment benefits now. And then if you add on another 1,200, that’s 5,600 dollars. It’s really the added unemployment benefits that will really help those who have lost their jobs," Dogen pointed out.
In the meantime, think about this from Forbes . . . Americans making 1 Million will receive $1.7 million stimulus checks . . . https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaharziv/2020/04/14/why-are-rich-americans-getting-17-million-stimulus-checks/#643e0518665b
The BBC reports that President Donald Trump’s name will be printed on the paper checks that will be sent out to financially-struggling Americans. This is the very first time that a US president’s name will show up on a federal government handout.
Not surprisingly, some are worried that this decision might delay checks arriving. The president denied that there will be a delay, as did the Treasury Department. However, two senior IRS officials told the Washington Post that the first batch of checks might arrive slower because of this.
"You are getting your money late because the President thinks it is more important that his name be on the cheque than that you are able to pay your bills on time," Democratic Senator Brian Schatz shared his opinion on Twitter.
The stimulus checks are part of a 2 trillion (that’s right, trillion) dollar relief package that will help out more than 80 million US citizens. And Americans need it now more than ever. Around 16 million people lost their jobs in the US just in the past month and the situation may get worse before it gets better.
I'm putting it in savings rather than checking so I don't spend it accidentally. I have a disability claim with Social Security that could take up to a year to be resolved, so I might need it before then.
now they get to tell people "its in the mail" instead of hearing it for years
This would mean, in most cases, that your parent(s) is/are spending way, way, way more than $1200 each year to support you and put you through college.
Many banking apps have a feature that lets you set a notification for any deposits...
Don't get me wrong, I'll damn sure take the money, ( if it ever comes). I'm just wondering where it's coming from and how the government is going to get it back. I'm betting higher taxes on the middle class. It damn sure won't be on corporations or 1%ers.
It'll be a mixture of quantitative easing (printing money) and a bond issue. Yeah, ya'll will be paying it back out of taxes for many, many years. It's certainly not a free lunch.
Load More Replies..."Stimulus check" to stimulate people to forget how this administration handled the pandemic so by november they'll still remember the $1200 gift but have forgotten the 26 000 deaths.
We're actually projected to have over 61,000 deaths before August. And that's without a second spike brought about by red states acting like idiots.
Load More Replies...Ex husband: Are you going to vote for Trump in November? Me: Yeah, no that's definitely NOT going to happen. Ex: But he gave you money! Me: Uh, no. CONGRESS gave me money. That a*****e gave me 4 years of entitled ineptitude.
Lou Lopez, since I can't comment directly on yours, I'm putting it here. What is one crime he has committed, with evidence?
Load More Replies...Anyone complaining about how small the checks are can sign them over to me. Don’t worry, you won’t miss it, it’s not that much.
I simply don't understand why people in America don't riot. There's no way I could survive on only $1200 a month. My mortgage payment alone is more than that. Not that the UK scheme is much better, it is limited to 80% of your salary but it's capped at only £2500 (about $3100) a month.
Please, the American people are too conditioned to be passive. Hell, we just found out that millionaires are getting a stimulus of over $1million each and no one is rioting over that. We get a measly $1200, which in most states won't even cover rent for a month, and millionaires are getting millions more.
Load More Replies...I plan on trying to use it to stop being homeless. Wonder if I can get a place. One place I called today wanted 1425 up front I'm like look can you work with me after I move all my stuff in only going to have 800 and he like well that's the price my brother and I came up with. I'm like damn can you this me a damn bone here!! My son and I have been homeless for over a yr now and I just so bad want yo get a place we can afford!! So that's what I will be trying to do with our money...wish me luck!!
I was a landlord when I was 22. Babysat 50 cents per hour. Worked every night after high school. Then I was working 7 days a week and figured out my apartment was too high. My house puts were almost half. Interest rates are much lower now. Save for as big of a deposit as you can. I am not bragging. I lost everything in divorce. Now ex's girlfriend gets my pension because we spent mine. Good luck.
Load More Replies...When Republicans receive Stimulus Money, is that considered SOCIALISM, a BRIBE, or a HANDOUT?
Honestly it annoys me that people are complaining about their stimulus checks, stating it’s not enough. Perhaps so, but there are plenty of people (myself included) who are getting zero help from their own governments and are left to fend for themselves. I lost my job right before the s**t hit the fan, and i’d be f*****g elated if I got even half of that money. And of course it comes from taxes, that’s what taxes are for! I highly doubt you’d find any president/government willing to pay you out of their own pocket. Could the situation be handled better? Most likely, but that still doesn’t take away from the fact that some people are acting like entitled brats right now. Would you have felt better if you got no stimulus checks at all and was left to fend for yourself like many other people in the world?
We literally ARE entitled. Fix your perspective. It’s OUR money they’re handing us. Not a gift. When you put money in the bank, you’re entitled to withdraw it when you need it. The end.
Load More Replies...I wonder how many of these checks will end up framed on the wall?
I received my stimulus check. And I've ordered a set of U.S.-made SATIN sheets!
At this point I doubt I'll even get one given the sheer, colossal incompetence the IRS has shown so far. I filed in 2018 through FreeTaxUSA, but owed money. I have a payment plan with the IRS so they withdraw the money each month from my account. But when I type my info into the IRS site, all I get is the same message everyone else is getting, that it can't be processed at this time. I'm typing my info in exactly as it appeared on my return, and the IRS has my bank info as well, so why can't I use the site or get an answer form them?
Hey at least they trying to do something, they could have said "bahahaha sucks to be you!" I'm not looking that gift horse in the mouth.
In Australia you only get the stimulus if you are unemployed, elderly, unemployed and low income sole parent,,veterans. #750 straight up and thier payments per fortnight will just over double until this Crisis is over. Nothing for the low wage Frontline, bugger all for the small business losing everything including thier homes. Chinese factories and drug dealers- the only real benefactors of our stimulus cheques.
These memes are good for entertainment purposes. But if these people truly think like they post, then we have a huge issue on our hand.... Probably bigger than ant Coronavirus situation. That situation is "complete long term dependency"
Do you truly think some of them are gonna get 1,200 tacos?
Load More Replies...Go blow Putin then. You seem craven enough for his tastes.
Load More Replies...Don't get me wrong, I'll damn sure take the money, ( if it ever comes). I'm just wondering where it's coming from and how the government is going to get it back. I'm betting higher taxes on the middle class. It damn sure won't be on corporations or 1%ers.
It'll be a mixture of quantitative easing (printing money) and a bond issue. Yeah, ya'll will be paying it back out of taxes for many, many years. It's certainly not a free lunch.
Load More Replies..."Stimulus check" to stimulate people to forget how this administration handled the pandemic so by november they'll still remember the $1200 gift but have forgotten the 26 000 deaths.
We're actually projected to have over 61,000 deaths before August. And that's without a second spike brought about by red states acting like idiots.
Load More Replies...Ex husband: Are you going to vote for Trump in November? Me: Yeah, no that's definitely NOT going to happen. Ex: But he gave you money! Me: Uh, no. CONGRESS gave me money. That a*****e gave me 4 years of entitled ineptitude.
Lou Lopez, since I can't comment directly on yours, I'm putting it here. What is one crime he has committed, with evidence?
Load More Replies...Anyone complaining about how small the checks are can sign them over to me. Don’t worry, you won’t miss it, it’s not that much.
I simply don't understand why people in America don't riot. There's no way I could survive on only $1200 a month. My mortgage payment alone is more than that. Not that the UK scheme is much better, it is limited to 80% of your salary but it's capped at only £2500 (about $3100) a month.
Please, the American people are too conditioned to be passive. Hell, we just found out that millionaires are getting a stimulus of over $1million each and no one is rioting over that. We get a measly $1200, which in most states won't even cover rent for a month, and millionaires are getting millions more.
Load More Replies...I plan on trying to use it to stop being homeless. Wonder if I can get a place. One place I called today wanted 1425 up front I'm like look can you work with me after I move all my stuff in only going to have 800 and he like well that's the price my brother and I came up with. I'm like damn can you this me a damn bone here!! My son and I have been homeless for over a yr now and I just so bad want yo get a place we can afford!! So that's what I will be trying to do with our money...wish me luck!!
I was a landlord when I was 22. Babysat 50 cents per hour. Worked every night after high school. Then I was working 7 days a week and figured out my apartment was too high. My house puts were almost half. Interest rates are much lower now. Save for as big of a deposit as you can. I am not bragging. I lost everything in divorce. Now ex's girlfriend gets my pension because we spent mine. Good luck.
Load More Replies...When Republicans receive Stimulus Money, is that considered SOCIALISM, a BRIBE, or a HANDOUT?
Honestly it annoys me that people are complaining about their stimulus checks, stating it’s not enough. Perhaps so, but there are plenty of people (myself included) who are getting zero help from their own governments and are left to fend for themselves. I lost my job right before the s**t hit the fan, and i’d be f*****g elated if I got even half of that money. And of course it comes from taxes, that’s what taxes are for! I highly doubt you’d find any president/government willing to pay you out of their own pocket. Could the situation be handled better? Most likely, but that still doesn’t take away from the fact that some people are acting like entitled brats right now. Would you have felt better if you got no stimulus checks at all and was left to fend for yourself like many other people in the world?
We literally ARE entitled. Fix your perspective. It’s OUR money they’re handing us. Not a gift. When you put money in the bank, you’re entitled to withdraw it when you need it. The end.
Load More Replies...I wonder how many of these checks will end up framed on the wall?
I received my stimulus check. And I've ordered a set of U.S.-made SATIN sheets!
At this point I doubt I'll even get one given the sheer, colossal incompetence the IRS has shown so far. I filed in 2018 through FreeTaxUSA, but owed money. I have a payment plan with the IRS so they withdraw the money each month from my account. But when I type my info into the IRS site, all I get is the same message everyone else is getting, that it can't be processed at this time. I'm typing my info in exactly as it appeared on my return, and the IRS has my bank info as well, so why can't I use the site or get an answer form them?
Hey at least they trying to do something, they could have said "bahahaha sucks to be you!" I'm not looking that gift horse in the mouth.
In Australia you only get the stimulus if you are unemployed, elderly, unemployed and low income sole parent,,veterans. #750 straight up and thier payments per fortnight will just over double until this Crisis is over. Nothing for the low wage Frontline, bugger all for the small business losing everything including thier homes. Chinese factories and drug dealers- the only real benefactors of our stimulus cheques.
These memes are good for entertainment purposes. But if these people truly think like they post, then we have a huge issue on our hand.... Probably bigger than ant Coronavirus situation. That situation is "complete long term dependency"
Do you truly think some of them are gonna get 1,200 tacos?
Load More Replies...Go blow Putin then. You seem craven enough for his tastes.
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