As you may have heard, the Bush administration said each and every American would now get a nice rebate.
If that money was spent at Wal-Mart, all the money will go to China.
If spent on gasoline it will all go to the Arabs.
If they purchase a computer it will all go to India.
If they purchase fruit and vegetables it will all go to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala.
If they purchase a good car it will all go to Japan.
If they purchase useless crap it will all go to Taiwan and none of it will help the American economy.

The only way to keep that money in the U.S is to buy prostitutes and beer, since those are the only businesses still in the US.

... and the Governor of New York had to resign just because he was trying to help the American economy ...