fearlessrick - 3:38 pm on Dec 23, 2009 (gmt 0)

My intent was to say early enough that people could purchase some Christmas gifts, pay off some monthly bills early, etc.

I understand and agree, G could have given the economy a lift just by being a week early. However, if you know any rich people, they just don't think like us peons. They always have enough cash on hand to do whatever they want, so a payment a week or a month early of late doesn't actually register with them. I figure the PIP team at Google are all pretty well off and consider the monthy payouts just part of the routine and thus, probably never gave it a single thought.