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Got your (economic stimulus) check yet?
So I know regardless of what your feelings/opinions are about the rebate check, I doubt anyone of us would take the check, rip it apart and throw it in the trash. I read that some people are already getting their checks today deposited in their bank accounts. So I want to know, have you got your check yet?Taking Control of Rebates
* PUBLIC POST ** I don't know about all of you, but I'm shopping more carefully than usual this year, trying to get the most I can and trying to hold to a budget. Ran across this article, and thought it was too important to miss. Taking Control of Rebates Just Say No to Not Getting Your Rebate Check By Donna L Montaldo, About.com Industry figures show that 40 percent to 60 percent of rebates go unredeemed.Biden’s Version
Biden’s Version By the Editors (National Review Online) There’s a line in the movie Dave in which a guy impersonating the president, looking for ways to cut the budget, asks his commerce secretary, “So, we’re spending $47 million so that somebody can feel better about a car that they have already bought?” It doesn’t cost $47 million to get Joe Biden to give a speech — he’ll talk anywhere, anytime, at great length, for free — and his address to the Brookings Institution on Thursday was intended to prevent buyer’s remorse. America already has bought the $787 billion stimulus package and will be paying off that bill for a very long time. Was it a good buy?What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls (Rasmussen)
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls Saturday, August 29, 2009 The death this week of longtime Democratic Senator Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy means one of two things for the troubled health care reform plan proposed by President Obama: Either the plan has lost one of its most powerful advocates or now its supporters have an emotional rallying point to successfully push for passage. Only time will tell.New Jersey: Corzine calls for 'choices we might not otherwise make' in budget address
Corzine calls for 'choices we might not otherwise make' in budget address By DEREK HARPER Statehouse Bureau, 609-292-4935 Published: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/185/story/425145.html Gov. Jon S. Corzine proposed a $29.8 billion budget Tuesday that would slash state spending by 9.4 percent but cushion the blow to the state's most vulnerable residents, the governor said.25 Ways to Save Money (from WebMd and Good Housekeeping)
25 Ways to Save Money WebMD Commentary from "Good Housekeeping" MagazineBy Stephanie Nelson & Lisa Goff http://women.webmd.com/features/25-ways-save-money?ecd=wnl_wmh_030909 Lots of small savings can add up big. These easy penny-pinching tricks let you preserve more of your paycheck. Food and Drug Items 1.Sorry NYC
Tax Hikes, Budget Cuts In The Works For NYC Bloomberg Says Promised Property Tax Rebate Is Off Table Reporting Marcia Kramer NEW YORK (CBS) ― Mayor Michael Bloomberg is going to cut the city work force by 3,000, but that's just the beginning of the pain New Yorkers will feel as part of the fiscal crisis. A slew of new taxes are also on the agenda. There will be 1,000 fewer cops, but the city will hire 200 more traffic agents to give out $60 million a year in new block-the-box tickets.Paulson: Bush right on Wall Street 'hangover' quip
Because Bush got so much flak for his off-the-cuff remark, I thought this follow-up was interesting. =============================================== WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says there's a lot of truth to President George Bush's comment that Wall Street "got drunk and now it's got a hangover," and it will aid understanding of the current economic climate. Paulson, a former investment firm executive, also is taking a wait-and-see approach on a possible second round of economic help — an idea that congressional Democrats are pushing to a vote.Hill Republican: Stimulus aids illegal immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) - The $800 billion-plus economic stimulus measure making its way through Congress could steer government checks to illegal immigrants, a top Republican congressional official asserted Thursday. The legislation, which would send tax credits of $500 per worker and $1,000 per couple, expressly disqualifies nonresident aliens, but it would allow people who don't have Social Security numbers to be eligible for the checks. Undocumented immigrants who are not eligible for a Social Security number can file tax returns with an alternative number.Wake up 3: U.S. Taxpayers Risk $9.7 Trillion on Bailouts as Senate Votes
Bloomberg Press U.S. Taxpayers Risk $9.7 Trillion on Bailouts as Senate Votes By Mark Pittman and Bob Ivry Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The stimulus package the U.S.
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