Great news…those tax incentive rebate checks that the government is promising will be on their way in a matter of days, to those who requested direct deposit. For others…it will be here by the middle of summer. Isn’t that great?
Curiously, while the announcement that the checks were going out a week ahead of schedule was being announced in the media; the news was plastered with the bad news that rice sales are being limited, by some chain stores, due to rising costs; as well as, fear of food hoarding. Other troubling financial concerns are highlighted on the evening news at a frightening rate.
The gasoline prices keep increasing. Farmers are in distress because of the cost to produce our nation’s food supply. Grocery shopping is becoming a lesson in financial management. Heating our homes is equal, for some families, to planning a major household purchase. Homes are being foreclosed on in record numbers; and now, the latest news is that even rental homes are being foreclosed on causing more homelessness. Food banks can’t stay stocked in basic necessities; charities are in need themselves. People are dying for lack of medical insurance to cover their physical well-being.
Is this country trying to recreate the Great Depression? Where is Franklin Delano Roosevelt when we need him? Our national economy is taking a nose dive. Corporations are moving outside of our country’s borders. Layoffs are at an all-time high. Schools can’t get enough funding to keep quality teachers and tools. School violence is making education a joke; our future leaders are not going to be competitive with other nation’s leaders if these trends continue. The children in our country are filled with hoplessness. All around our country, the morale is beyond the typical hysterical feeling one achieves when riding a roller coaster.
Does anyone seriously think that these $300.00-$600.00 checks are going to ignite tax payers to run out and make purchases to stimulate our economy? No way, people are going to use that money (for the most part) to survive! I love what I read on one online forum….the writer said something to the effect of, “Yippeee…that is three tanks of gasoline for me!!!” Sad isn’t it? A van or large truck can take up to $100.00 to fill. Some people still have not received their checks…here is a number you can call to check on the status of your rebate check if you have not yet received it: I don’t work for the IRS so i wouldn’t know about when someone would be receiving their rebate; however, here is a toll free phone number to check on the status of someone’s rebate and whether they will be receiving one or not. 1-866-234-2942 Good luck to you.
Let’s at least be honest here…that money will come in handy…but, if anyone expects it to change the economy’s health…they are fooling themselves. So…really, what are you going to do with your check?
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