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1/31/2008

Coming over all political for a second.

NPR reported Bush’s proposed tax rebate that the House of Representatives passed to boost the economy. We, the American people, all get some money back from the government if the Senate passes it; that’s the gyst. Did we not do this at the beginning of Bush’s presidency? Does anyone remember if it actually helped anything other than Bush’s approval rating with the stupid and the millionaires who received much larger rebates?

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  1. YES. I remember! I’ve been ranting about this for weeks since I heard about it. I think it’s one of the most idiotic ideas ever. Why are the Dems going for this???

    Comment by bb — 2/1/2008 @ 8:44 pm

  2. i thought it was only for people that make 75,000 a year or less? i could be wrong.

    Comment by Xiad — 2/4/2008 @ 1:31 pm

  3. Possibly. That’s not really the point. Handing out money is not the way to help the economy if you ask me. People are just going to put it back into hiding as long as the economy seems in jeopardy.

    Comment by steelbuddha — 2/4/2008 @ 3:13 pm

  4. I found this:

    “While 30 percent of Americans received a significant income tax refund last year, less than half (46 percent) used that “found money” toward improving their long-term financial security. Men (53 percent) were much more likely than women (40 percent) to use their refund for improving long term financial security.”

    So, the answer to our economic problems is: give women more money.

    Comment by Bjorn — 2/4/2008 @ 5:05 pm

  5. Well, we always knew that, right?

    Comment by steelbuddha — 2/4/2008 @ 5:18 pm

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