The $600 Lure and What to Do With It
February 28th, 2008If you read my first articles at BUYandHOLD, you know I come from a fishing family. Some of you may cringe at this fact, but when we catch fish, we eat them. If they aren’t large enough, we throw them back. And, we catch our limits and no more. In other words, my family is a throwback to hunter/gatherers, but we abide by modern laws. Hence, I’m filled with analogies that originate from the fishing culture.
So, when I talk about “lures,” I mean those artificial objects attached to the end of fishing lines meant to attract and catch fish. If the fish likes the lure and if that fish is hungry, you might have a meal on your hands. This is why the $600 “stimulus” package seems like a lure to me. It may seem like something fishy to the Senate as well. As I write this article, the Senate remains undecided on how to word their bill in response to President Bush’s plan.