What Could You Do With $42 Million Dollars?…

The IRS just spent it to send you a letter stating what you VERY likely already know in announcing that your stimulus is on the way and that you have to file an income tax return.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080307/ap_on_go_ot/dear_taxpayer

Just to throw out some ideas on productive uses of such a chunk of change.

– Could that “announcement money” be used to help in cities that have high populations of poor and homeless?

– Could that “announcement money” be used to help in cities that still have significant damage from natural disasters?

Frankly, it’s a lot of money, but not enough to make any dent in the infrastructure issues that came to mind. But humanitarian aide as cited above seemed to be the most likely better use.

Looks like Linda Stiff is serving as acting Commissioner at the IRS and that Henry Paulson is head at the Department of Treasury that the IRS is under. It’s not clear who/what group was immediately responsible for this spending decision.

Perhaps you’d like to contact your senator or house representative for your state to let them know how you appreciated the use of this public tax money.

Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20220
General Information: (202) 622-2000
Fax: (202) 622-6415

For contacting your state’s representative:

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml

Im not even gonna ask how much is being spent to run that commercial about TV’s not working without a converter box or replacement after Feb 2009. And how could we better use that money?

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A Positive Media Story…Wow…(ABC News)

ABC news ran a very cool positive news story tonight giving Walgreens corporate, credit for their HR strategy in staffing a distribution facility in Anderson, SC. They simply hired people that could do the job.

Bravo to Walgreens corporate for giving many people with various health and development situations the chance to earn a living and have a since of accomplishment.

Also, jobs stayed in the states and done by legal workers….wow….

Bravo to ABC for giving us a positive, story that builds one up instead of the usual dose of anger and negativity and shock.

I was quite encouraged, uplifted and impressed….something that the media and corporate America rarely rarely deliver… Do more of the positive stories ABC!!!!

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/story?id=4272981&page=1

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No Stimulus for You!… and others wait til May

Sadly, if you made less than $3000 in 2007, you will NOT get a dime under the current Stimulus package. These people are too poor to spend this on necessities?

Unemployment benefits that ran out…will stay run out.

Looks like the current version will give a tax Rebate of taxes paid up to $600 for singles now…..but you wont even get stimulated til May or June.

$50 billion in incentives for businesses to buy new equipment… (No, …..you have to put the equipment in a business still located in the US…yeah)

I keep hoping that I misread something on this….
Now it has to go through the House and Senate… Perhaps, some help for those making less than $3000 or with their unemployment depleted…

http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/460097.html

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Why is there a Downturn/Recession on the Doorstep?

Umm cause the US has lost an assload of high and mid wage jobs, thanks to Democrat (think Clinton) and Republican (think Bushes) support for NAFTA and CAFTA. And both parties sat idly by while 12 million (or more) people invaded the country.

Trade a (up to $300 $600) one time, already paid, tax rebate (for a single person) for a $40,000 or more full time job? Buehler?…Anyone?

It’s a rebate btw…What if you were unemployed some or all of 2007? It will rebate up to $300 $600 of the tax you had withheld.

AND…if you are eligible, …..you wont get it til May AFTER youve already had to file your return.

Anyway, FYI, here is an interesting blog posting. I wont vouch for accuracy, but it’s thought provoking especially in these times.

http://berrystreetbeacon.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/the-nafta-superhighway-the-road-to-a-north-american-union/

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Sam Donaldson on InnerViews (PBS)

Saw an interesting interview with legendary ABC White House correspondent Sam Donaldson on InnerViews with Ernie Manouse.

This link gets back to a reference for that talk show although I don’t see a link for the Donaldson interview yet.

http://www.houstonpbs.org/site/PageServer?pagename=con_innerviews_ernie&JServSessionIdr009=1ec5gqfq31.app26a

He made some interesting observations about how more and more the News business is more and more about making money and the resulting lower quality and how it’s driven to become more entertainment to keep ratings.

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