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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:03 AM
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So if the Congress passes a tax rebate, what will you do with the money?
I'll most likely use it to pay off a credit card bill, but if the bill is paid off already anyway, then I'd likely donate the money to the Democratic presidential nominee.
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TwilightZone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:04 AM
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1. I think we should use it to buy torches and pitchforks.
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rubberducky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:05 AM
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3. I`m with ya!!!
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Ganja Ninja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:31 AM
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22. I was gonna say pick up some ammo. n/t
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 01:13 PM
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35. ...
:thumbsup: Where is this money coming from and is it like the last one, just a loan?
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:05 AM
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2. I'll go see a movie
or maybe get a gallon of whole milk instead of 2%
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sazemisery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:06 AM
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4. Use it to pay my taxes! Self employed! n/t
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demnan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:07 AM
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5. I could use a few new things to wear
Looking for a new job.
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:09 AM
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6. Spend it frivolously.
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bikebloke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:11 AM
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7. Sock it away.
If it's anything like the last one, hold on to it until tax time. Because I had to pay it right back.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 01:15 PM
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36. Just as I thought and just in time for the general "election" How very clever of bu$hco.
:eyes:
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:11 AM
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8. Solar panels
and hiring someone to do the work on our house that my disabled husband is no longer able to do.
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Angela Shelley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:11 AM
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9. And where´s the money coming from?
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jayfish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:15 AM
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12. China?
:shrug:

Jay
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Angela Shelley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:19 AM
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15. Are you saying that it´s "plastic money"?
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jayfish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:29 AM
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19. LOL.
...laced with lead.

Jay
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Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:16 AM
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13. It's ours in the first place. They took it from us and gave it to the uber rich.
And now they want us to go all ga-ga about a minute fraction of it back to us.

OH BOY! I can't wait! It won't even be enough to buy an new fridge, but what the hell...it's "free money" right?

:eyes:

.
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Angela Shelley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:20 AM
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16. maybe the uber rich will receive a tax rebate too?
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jayfish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:13 AM
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10. Pay Some Medical Bills. -NT-
Jay
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:15 AM
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11. And when is this supposed to happen?
It's the first time I have heard about it.
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nonconformist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 02:41 PM
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43. First I've heard of it too. Anyone know anything more, or have a link? nt
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rateyes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:18 AM
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14. Pay for the part of my daughter's dental work
that was not paid by the insurance company to which I pay high premiums for woefully underinsured coverage.
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Individualist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:21 AM
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17. Pay part of my property tax
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Serial Mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:22 AM
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18. It won't be all that much for the "peoples" but it could be "given to"
the utility companies to pay for heating bills

or to the oil companies to pay for gasoline

or to the insurance companies to pay for health insurance

or to the banks to pay for the mistakes in the loan business
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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:29 AM
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20. If it's as large as the one we got from Bush, I'll have my vet give my 3 dogs a bath.
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bpeale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:31 AM
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21. i want to know where the fuck they're getting this money from?
what are they doing ... printing money in the basement as they orate above? assholes!
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:32 AM
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23. buy a gallon of milk.
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donsu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:35 AM
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24. I'd put it in the green black-market flow of money
nt
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Rebellious Republican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:36 AM
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25. buy a half a tank of gas..........
Edited on Thu Jan-17-08 11:37 AM by Rebellious Republica
does any one really believe that we common folk will get much back. Its all bullshit, here in Florida I got back $30.00 whole dollars on the big property tax cuts given by the GOP legislature. Who really benefited from those tax cuts, gee, maybe its all those wealthy GOP supporters with the mega Mc-Mansions on the beach. And as an added benefit, lots of people lost their jobs as a result and services were cut for people like me, cause those wealthy supporters can afford to buy whatever they need, why should they care if services were cut. People just don't get it!

:argh:
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fasttense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:36 AM
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26. It is a tax rebate - not extra money.
Do you remember the last tax rebate given out by the bush? It happened just after the dot-com bubble popped. We got $300 back (the billionaires and millionaires got millions back). But when it came time to do our tax returns, we had to subtract the $300 from our our tax refund.

So what is going to happen is the bush, and go along Dems, will give us $300 in 2008 that the IRS would have given to us as a refund in 2009 - Big freaking deal. It is merely smoke and mirrors so the economy wont sink until the bush is out of office. At least that is the hope of the idiots in charge.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 01:18 PM
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37. Exactly!
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AzDar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 01:40 PM
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38. Betcha he'll attempt to sneak in permanent tax cuts for the wealthy
and/or attempt to privatize S.S.
Watch for it...
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LiberalHeart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:38 AM
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27. I'd use it to put food on my family.
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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:40 AM
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28. Buy some gas.
Does the war in Iraq have anything to do with the price of gasoline??
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DiverDave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:46 AM
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29. I'll pay bills, What else?
:shrug:
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Labors of Hercules Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 11:51 AM
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30. Pay for the "unneccessary" meds my wife needs...
Edited on Thu Jan-17-08 11:52 AM by Labors of Hercules
because insurance doesn't pay for them and the monthly cost would normally overshoot our budget.
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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 12:25 PM
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31. It won't amount to much to begin with, but I will either buy gold with it
or more plants for my vegetable garden. Both are mini safety nets for the coming tsunami.
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catmandu57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 01:03 PM
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32. I'm just hoping our return doesn't get held up for six months
again this year.
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robbedvoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 01:05 PM
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33. buy food? you know - those people your candidate uses as a prop - do exist!
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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 01:11 PM
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34. I might buy a bottle of scotch.
10-year single malt, of course. These are, after all, "the good times"...:eyes:
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taught_me_patience Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 02:27 PM
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39. Buy Haliburton and Conoco Phillips stock
And make a nice return on investment. As the dollar falls, oil is up up and away!
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doc03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 02:35 PM
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40. Probably buy gas and pay property tax n/t
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jmowreader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 02:39 PM
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41. Buy gas to ferry Democrats to the polls in November
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hfojvt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-17-08 02:41 PM
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42. since I am not paying any income taxes this year
I doubt if I will get a rebate even under the Obama plan.
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