THE STIMULUS RIP OFF

THE STIMULUS RIP-OFF Yes, it is sad, but true. Once the $600 INSULT was pulled from the record, and NOT distributed, Congress entered the "fire-storm", wherein Republicans had insisted "America cannot AFFORD this." To this, the Democrats replied "When was the last time YOU tried to pay YOUR bills, with-OUT any money?" BY the time the $2,000 amount was agreed to, Mr. Biden had taken the Oath of Office, and he smiled, when he saw that one of his first duties was to sign off on the stimulus. Now, while even I wont deny that the vast majority, of Americans did the opposite, of what Republicans said they would do, with this money: Republicans wanted the public to believe that stimulus was financing fine dining, booze, and imported food. What the media reported was people bringing bills out of the red. Citizens, who were paying enough, on overdue rent (caused by lack of work, and the COVID HOAX), to prevent eviction, as well as paying the remainder either on past-due utility bills, or on grocery store food. It was during this time when the worst of civilization, showed its ugly head. The kind of people who, when a person wanted to "trade" their stimulus for cash, the rip-off artists would say "I cant go any higher than $300, for your entire payment. Take it or leave it." The people, who accepted this, would be the chronically homeless, and the addicts. When the local police found out, about this, they sent several officers undercover, to act either as buyers, or sellers. IN my city, alone, over two dozen people would be arrested for buying stimulus payments, at 10% of value. As for myself, when the payment came, I put it on a secondary, VISA, card. A pre-paid card. This is why I was able to buy my replacement chest freezer, refrigerator, and home computer. All with "NO questions asked" As I recall, I was down to about $1,500, when my first "client" came, asking me how much I would be willing to pay, for a stimulus. When I asked "How much do you want, for it?" I was quoted such figures as $100, to $200. Using an "internet cafe", I checked the persons information, found the money, on deposit, then had them transfer it to my card. Once I verifed the transfer, I took them to an ATM, which was just outside the cafe door, and withdrew the money. (I neither knew, cared, or asked, what the cash would be used for) Within two days, I had added about $8,000 to my pre-paid VISA. And, yes, when the police heard of another buyer, they sent an undercover to me. When they asked me what they could get, for the money, I asked them, a few times "How much do you want?" It was not until the question was repeated, a forth time, with "no clear answer", that the officer was told "Not a hustler. Let him go." I think I spent close to $1,000, to buy about $30,000. During the third, and forth, stimulus, I made slightly less, since workers KNEW that clients could not be trusted not to sell benefits. This is why, by the end of stimulus number four, I had just about $100,000. I know I heard case-workers reprimanding clients, for selling the benefits. When clients said "I needed the cash." Workers would ask "For what? Food? Rent?" No, most of the clients had gone through a total of $6,000 per person, for booze, and snacks. (That is, of those who did not sell, either to the predatory buyers, or to me.) The predatory buyers were sentenced to "home confinement", since the state had no cells, available. The buyers had credit cards were removed as well. Now, they, like their clients, had to ASK for money. A few used the purchased money, to BUY not-guilty verdicts. Still, this left them without any money. I KNOW that I was safe, since I did not brag, nor make big ticket purchases. One predator, who did land in jail, was a man who used his money to buy a sports car. Brand New. It was no wonder the police caught him. After all, HOW could a low-income person afford such a nice car (let alone the insurance) Another predator, who was caught, was one who, when approached, by an undercover cop, promised her "Money is no object. Name your price. I have plenty." When the woman asked "I wonder where you got so much money?" The man smiled as he told her. A minute later, the man was in hand-cuffs. I forget how many "street corner" "loaners" there were, including those, convicted. Only one, payday loan company was closed, for "cashing in" payments, on stimulus. What I DO know is that I never faced charges since I never offered to buy. I let people come to me, with offers. They offered, and I bargained. The police could find nothing illegal, about this. As I promised my own, support crew, my plan, for my money, was to let it draw interest, unless needed for a specific need. This is how I avoided being caught, in the rip-off, and avoided a criminal record. After all, no one can be arrested, if they offer to buy what another person is trying to sell. NO one can be arrested, for agreeing to purchase. This was my position, and one which saved me from wearing stripes.