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Article #2148Re: Tax rebate idea
From: 12B9E
Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 18:48
Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 18:48
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all the cash in the world won't help you if there is nothing to buy On 7 Nov 2001 08:33:32 GMT, Yez <yezelel@newsguy.com> wrote: >Hmmm, I'm a saver and don't fancy the idea of being forced to spend my >refund check, after all it is our advanced refund money, right? Now a >flat out gift like the airlines and other corporations get, maybe I'd >be more willing to run out and spend on something frivolous. > >12B9E wrote on ca.general: > >> actually not a bad idea after giving it a few minutes to set in >> >> On Tue, 06 Nov 2001 20:01:26 GMT, "William R. Cousert" >> <wrcousert@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>>Most people I know are saving their rebate checks. If the >>>government ever does this again, I think they should mail out a >>>form that you could use to choose a gift certificate from perhaps >>>a couple hundred retailers. This would ensure that the money was >>>spent and not saved, thus greatly helping the local economy. Put >>>an expiration date on it so that the money gets circulated >>>immediately. >>> >>>Feel free to shoot this down
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