Opinion: Your Tattoo Is Good for the Economy!
There was a bulletin floating around the Myspace tattoo community today entitled “Get Tattooed for the Good of Your Country.” I clicked on it, assuming that some tattoo shop was running a special on patriotic tattoos, which in my opinion would have been pretty awesome and worthy of reposting. What I read instead had nothing to do with a tattoo sale, but it still brought me a smile, and so I wanted to share it here on Inked Talk.
The bulletin was referring to the Economic Stimulus checks that are beginning to appear in the bank accounts of certain taxpayers this week. Those who qualify may receive up to $600.00 for the purpose of giving this sluggish economy a bit of a jolt by freeing up consumer finances and hopefully inspire a bit of spending. I’m no economist, but I think that sounds a little optimistic. On the other hand, I may get some “free money” out of it, so who am I to complain?
The bulletin was encouraging people to use their economic stimulus checks on new ink. As the bulletin said:
“We say GO GET TATTOOED! and support a business that really deserves it. Save our economy, support your tattoo artist, get a lifetime of ink for one check, and be a true American all at the same time.”
Again, I’m no economist or mathematician, so if a tattoo is the best use of an economic stimulus payment, I can’t say.
But it is a fine idea to go ahead and spend some cash on getting some good ink from a good artist?
Of course it is. It is certainly a much better plan than buying some more stuff you don’t really need from Wal Mart.
If you don’t already have plans for that stimulus payment, maybe you can set some aside and get yourself some new ink, courtesy of the federal government.
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Talking NFL
April 30th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
This is yet again another GREAT ARTICLE!
Keep them coming!