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Old 03-02-2010, 06:09 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by MikeWaters View Post
Meaning they are acquainting themselves to their new reality.

If people anticipated getting another job soon, they would not need to scale back consumption.
Bingo! And unless he's crazy and wants to continue the low consumption, he'll want to get a job, so sending him the checks won't create the bad incentives you're talking about.
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