tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post8716060614306760619..comments2024-02-29T03:21:35.007-08:00Comments on The Great Depression of 2006 : The "Out of Thin Air" Income Tax RebateJim in San Marcoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435296419912935381noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-4015964356694576742008-02-01T22:18:00.000-08:002008-02-01T22:18:00.000-08:00Hi SackThanks for the link.Hi Sack<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link.Jim in San Marcoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435296419912935381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-51005255265843140582008-01-31T13:21:00.000-08:002008-01-31T13:21:00.000-08:00Does anyone know if this "rebate" would be like th...Does anyone know if this "rebate" would be like the last one post 9/11? That one was really just an advance on my refund and reduced it accordingly. Is this going to be the same as last? ARAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-47352708348983451182008-01-28T11:31:00.000-08:002008-01-28T11:31:00.000-08:00Hi JimI've mislaid that link but these should do:h...Hi Jim<BR/><BR/>I've mislaid that link but these should do:<BR/><BR/>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/the_economy/212866.stm<BR/><BR/>http://www.dushkin.com/connectext/econ/ch14/fiscal.mhtmlSackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410040031410954403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-26676915947429046052008-01-28T06:59:00.000-08:002008-01-28T06:59:00.000-08:00Hi Boom to BustThe key words are "If Congress acts...Hi Boom to Bust<BR/><BR/>The key words are "If Congress acts swiftly this time"<BR/><BR/>It's an election year, the Democrats will be dragging their feet.Jim in San Marcoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435296419912935381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-28521705828509810972008-01-28T06:53:00.000-08:002008-01-28T06:53:00.000-08:00Hi SackI tried the link, but I think it's missing ...Hi Sack<BR/><BR/>I tried the link, but I think it's missing the last part. Could you repost the link?Jim in San Marcoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435296419912935381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-52667948372539938042008-01-28T06:52:00.000-08:002008-01-28T06:52:00.000-08:00Hi KibitzerAdd to the refund checks, about 10-12 m...Hi Kibitzer<BR/><BR/>Add to the refund checks, about 10-12 million Social Security checks each month and it looks big.Jim in San Marcoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435296419912935381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-52118324615797858332008-01-28T06:26:00.000-08:002008-01-28T06:26:00.000-08:00Expanding on what kibitzer 2006 said about the pot...Expanding on what kibitzer 2006 said about the potential for delays, I read the following on USA Today's website on January 23:<BR/><BR/>"If Congress acts swiftly this time, as leaders of both parties have pledged, the government still will face a timing problem not encountered in the past. The Internal Revenue Service is trying to sort out changes Congress<BR/>made last month to the alternative minimum tax and probably won't be able to mail rebates until May or June."<BR/><BR/>http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-01-23-economicstimulus_N.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-65192277285070674482008-01-27T23:43:00.000-08:002008-01-27T23:43:00.000-08:00They tried something like this in Japan in 1998:ht...They tried something like this in Japan in 1998:<BR/><BR/>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19981108/ai_n14191309Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410040031410954403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-70002713962309549332008-01-27T22:18:00.000-08:002008-01-27T22:18:00.000-08:00I saw an article the other day (I don't have the l...I saw an article the other day (I don't have the link handy) that said the IRS would be responsible for printing the checks. Only trouble, the IRS will be in the middle of processing tax returns (and printing refund checks). Their computers can't handle both at once. If they give the new rebates priority it will hold up refunds, and vice versa. I wonder which is bigger, the average refund or the new rebates? Either way, a whole mess of checks are going to be delayed a long time.<BR/><BR/>--KibitzerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-79928051602464690732008-01-27T17:30:00.000-08:002008-01-27T17:30:00.000-08:00Keep in mind that the average barrel of oil is str...Keep in mind that the average barrel of oil is strictly more expensive to remove from the ground than it used to be. We're crawling over the top of Hubbard's Peak. This makes it more difficult to compare gasoline prices today with gasoline prices yesterday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com