Gerri Willis, a bit ago during CNN’s “Issue #1″ — a thrown together show about the economy that’s been preempting “Your World Today” ever since the economy got Too Shitty To Ignore — immediately after a story about how 5 million people who normally don’t file tax returns haven’t claimed their “economic stimulus” checks, said the following:

“It’s free money!  I don’t get it, free money, who would they not get it?”

No Gerri, it’s not free money.  It’s a refund on tax dollars the government took previously.  It was given out under the naive assumption that giving everyone back a few hundred bucks will prompt everyone dealing with higher prices on essentials –  thanks to dollar manipulation & our economy being way more oil-centric than it should be at the WORST possible time  — to go buy a PS3.  In short, it is money they shouldn’t have had in the first place.  Free money does not come from money that used to be yours, free money would be a random stranger handing you money for no reason.

By her logic, if you get carjacked, and the culprit leaves you with the 20 dollars in your own pocket so you can catch a cab, you should be thankful, rather than being pissed off and considering getting a gun.  If she’s the best CNN can do when it comes to covering these issues, I’d hate to see who they rejected for her spot…