Why am I not surprized?
This will turn out just about like the bilking of the US Treasury that took place in LA after Katrina. The biggest “victim” will be the US taxpayer, as usual, because the low-income cheats have had generations to perfect their art of scamming the US government. They know no one every goes to jail because they are “poor,” thus giving them the right to steal from the public trough. And they are Democrat voters in an election year, so Katy bar the door!
Isn't that sweet. Hardworking people who happen to pay most of the taxes to support the bottom half who pay jack S*&! get nothing. Redistributionist BS!
Don’t forget... The people who use the most services, people with kids, get the most money. The people who use the least services, singles without kids or couples without kids, get the least money.
And poor seniors get nothing. (that’s gotta hurt)
So our politicians are admitting that getting our own money back is an economy stimulator. By that logic they should reduce taxes so we can keep more of what they would otherwise take.
What I’d like to know is why the IRS refuses to report illegal immigrants?
REBATES? nice gesture, but it is our money anyway. Besides this is a quick fix to a problem that needs long term solutions. There is a lot a waste in washington including human waste. Shut down the earmark scams, redirect these monies toward re educating work force and new industries in states hard hit by the new world economy, lower corproate taxes, allow drilling and refineries built for energy dependence just to name a few. These idiots in Washington think we’re dumb as rocks, but I do think we are waking up, at least I hope so. Throwing money at us is like the democrates three month moritorium on the mortgage nightmare after three months its still there. Keep throwing money at the poor and failed policies you will never create insentive by doing this either.
I feel so cheap.
“most taxpayers” will get refunds. But the people who pay the “most taxes” are not going to get a refund because they make too much. We have two in college now and could sure use the money, but we are over the income cap and are ineligible.
On the bright side, it makes me feel warm all over to fork over another chunk of my income to somebody who doesn’t pay any taxes at all. I love doing my civic duty.
Great! Let’s steal everything our next generation might earn, and do it before they can fight back.
It’s the national past time, and should be the Florida state motto:
We got ours, so screw the kids!
Wonderful ‘Marxist’ WEALTH-TRANSFER scheme!! No problem though—taxes will just have to be raised on upper income earners (who got NONE of THEIR tax money back) to make up for the extra budget shortfall.
Yes no tax payers are getting a check too which makes me want them to scrap the whole thing.
And those that pay the most taxes get little to none. Ain't life grand?
Sen. Tom Daschle said that similar sized rebates in 2001 were only enough to buy a muffler. Note to self...buy Midas stock.