Can anyone explain to me...

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-25-2003
Can anyone explain to me...
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Tue, 03-11-2008 - 1:17am

...apparently in VERY simple terms, why the government felt it was necessary to spend $42,000,000 to send out notes to people like me telling me that I might be getting a check in the mail? They say it was done to keep us from getting confused. Okay, I know I have my moments of confusion and I'm sure that, if I could remember that far back, I'd realize that I'm losing more and more short-term memory on a daily basis.  But I think that even I could have dealt with this without that letter. It was actually a little confusing. I got a much broader understanding of the whole situation from watching the Colbert Report. :)


Not a good move to make at the very time people are trying to come to terms with how much money they just had to pay in taxes this last year.


Kat

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Registered: 03-01-2006
Mon, 03-17-2008 - 7:44am

I did just learn one reason to send those notices: people are only getting the check if they file tax returns, some people who normally don't have to file will be eligible so it was to let them know they SHOULD file.


another reason: it is political and this is a way for the politicians (GW?) to have a big show of "we ARE doing something for you"

Dutch



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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-25-2003
Wed, 03-19-2008 - 6:45pm
That's all very well, but if they're so anxious to show us what they're doing "right", why don't THEY foot the bill for it!
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-01-2006
Wed, 03-19-2008 - 7:03pm

because THEY use OUR $$ like it is THEIRS


Dutch

 

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