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flechero wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:04 am

Flightmare wrote: ↑Wed Apr 15, 2020 1:19 pm I have been trying to reach my elected representative to ask how to "decline" the payment to my account. So far, I have not received an answer.

You might just hang on to it, to apply towards next year's probable tax increase to cover these payments.


ETA: in all seriousness, it's not like they are going to change anything if a few people decline it... I think you would be better off Blessing someone or several someones that really need it, with that money or pay someone's rent or electricity bill or similar.

I haven't been able to get an answer. The deposit hit my bank account and I forwarded the amount to my church's benevolence fund. There are people who need help more than me.

Armybrat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 15, 2020 4:12 pm If anyone wants to decline the ”stimulus check”, just endorse it and send it back to the Treasury Department. Very simple.

Otherwise, what was the original topic here?

That would work if they weren't just planning to direct deposit into accounts.

03Lightningrocks wrote: ↑Wed Apr 15, 2020 1:26 pm

Flightmare wrote: ↑Wed Apr 15, 2020 1:19 pm I am not a "never Trumper", and I have agreed with the majority of actions taken by our president. However, I do not think it is constitutional for the government to simply dole out money to the public from the treasury.

This article citing a story about Davy Crockett when he was in congress comes to mind.
https://fee.org/resources/not-your-to-give/
Personally, I believe we need more statesmen like him in both Washington, and in Austin.

I have been trying to reach my elected representative to ask how to "decline" the payment to my account. So far, I have not received an answer.

I did not think it was constitutional to do many of the things done during this "pandemic". Shutting down churches, businesses and forbidding people the right to peacefully assemble? The whole darned thing stinks to high heaven if you ask me. I fear it is only a harbinger of things to come. Now that this little test worked, what will the next excuse be and how far will the government go?

I cannot control the orders issued by some elected officials that I disagree with. In my opinion, they can advise and recommend all they want. And they would be prudent to offer advisories and recommendations to the public.

If a business wishes to shut its doors or limit physical proximity during the pandemic in order to reduce risk to their customers, I believe they should be free to do so.

I'm not a business owner. I have no means to protest what I personally believe are unconstitutional orders that force businesses to close their doors. The only means of protest I have is to decline/reject what I believe is an unconstitutional distribution from the public treasury. Unfortunately, I still am unable to get an answer on how to do that.

I am not a "never Trumper", and I have agreed with the majority of actions taken by our president. However, I do not think it is constitutional for the government to simply dole out money to the public from the treasury.

This article citing a story about Davy Crockett when he was in congress comes to mind.
https://fee.org/resources/not-your-to-give/
Personally, I believe we need more statesmen like him in both Washington, and in Austin.

I have been trying to reach my elected representative to ask how to "decline" the payment to my account. So far, I have not received an answer.