let me remind those who know or educate those that don't. from everything i've read, this is NOT a rebate. it is a "pre-refund" on your 2008 taxes filed in 2009. meaning come april 2009, the refund we think we'll be getting will have been spent 10 months prior. we are being hoodwinked and bamboozled by our government. and just fyi, i am a republican voter since ronald wilson reagan in 1980. shoot man, i run with 7 deductions on my federal w-4. my refund averages 1300 to 1700 dollars (depending on ot) and i'm supposed to get a 1500 dollar 'rebate'. does this mean i'm gonna owe money in 2009 because i was 'stimulated' in 2008?!?

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