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1 comment | Posted January 20, 2008 | 4:57 PM

As President Bush and Congressional Democrats begin negotiations on a package of measures to stimulate the economy, the big fight will be over whether to put extra money in the hands of tens of millions of low-income families who paid little or no income tax last year. Nearly 40 percent of Americans owed no federal income tax last year, though even low-income workers paid taxes for Social Security and Medicare. While Mr. Bush has refused to disclose specifics of his $145 billion plan, administration officials and Republican lawmakers favor a proposal that would offer rebates of up to $800 for individuals and $1,600 for families — but only if they paid that much in taxes last year.

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Bharat
Herndon, VA

The final plan that was hammered out gives $600 to a single person who earns no more than $75,000, $1200 to a couple with no children that earns no more than $150,000, and $1800 to a couple with 2 dependent children that earns no more than $150,000.
I don’t know about you guys, but it looks like the people who would benefit from this deal need to use this money to pay bills and save for college, etc. This means that they won’t spend the money on goods, so the money won’t be put towards spurring economic growth.
Sounds like a bad plan if your objective is to rejuvenate the economy.


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