While the senate considers how to vote for the economic package, Americans wait and see how closely it will match the House’s bill (which was recently passed). Every day that there is a delay in the vote of the economic stimulus package is a day we have to wait for our checks.
In the meantime, the [...]
Entries from January 2008
The Senate is about to vote
January 31st, 2008 · No Comments
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Roundup on Bush’s State of the Union
January 28th, 2008 · No Comments
President Bush reconfirmed to congress that he wants to see the economic stimulus package voted on quickly. The House is ready to go but the Senate is stalling. Senators don’t really like to be told how to vote. It seems inevitable that the package will pass both houses, the question remains of how much will [...]
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Five Reasons You Should Spend Your Rebate Check
January 28th, 2008 · No Comments
It’s free money. You did nothing to earn this money. It’s not a part of your budget. It is a gift from Uncle Sam to you. It’s not in your budget, so use it as you please.
Be patriotic. This money comes with some strings attached in that you are supposed to spend it back into [...]
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Five Reasons You Should Save Your Rebate Check
January 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment
This money is totally unexpected and not part of your budget. Invest it and see it grow exponentially. Within 10 years, your $600 growing at 8% will balloon to over $1200.
Though our politicians claim our economy has a strong foundation, one of the indicators they rarely site is the low saving rate of Americans. Do [...]
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The Senate considers retirees
January 25th, 2008 · No Comments
For some reason, senators were not considered for the negotiating team that developed this economic stimulus package. And these senators have a few ideas of their own on how to boost our economy. A few senators are wishing to include rebates to retirees who live on Social Security checks.
The cost of this package may get [...]
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How much are you going to get?
January 25th, 2008 · No Comments
Granted it’s not law yet, but it looks like taxpayers are going to get a nice chunk of change through this stimulus package. A married couple with two children with an adjusted gross income of $45,000 should expect $1,200. Individuals with at least $16,000 AGI should pull in around $600.
You can get the facts at [...]
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Introduction
January 25th, 2008 · No Comments
This website aims to present up to date information about the 2008 Economic Stimulus Package that includes a generous Tax Rebate for American taxpayers. As more information becomes known about the rebate program and stimulus package, we will update this website to reflect those changes.
We will also put together resources and tools to empower readers [...]
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