Tax Rebate $600 for single people, $1200 for couples, plus $300 each child

[snortin nortin]

Originally Posted by Animo

This rebate check is about as useful as a fart in a wetsuit.

[Chicken Hauler]

Originally Posted by moosesteaks

this is just like a union busting company when its people try to organize, the company will sweet talk the people and bribe them with a bonus or in this case tax rebate just to make themselves look like good guys, but in the long run they the people end up paying for it 10 times over and they are still in the same situation they where in before....I know my rebate wont go to help the economy it will be going to pay off the credit card.

Well said my friend. How long is this wool that they keep pulling over the publics eyes?

[Animo]

Originally Posted by snortin nortin

The wife and I have two Ford Focus's an 07 and an 08 they get around 33 to 39 mpg. We had a Hyundai and sold that in November. Both of these cars cost less than 12k a piece. When we looking for the first I told her this year "We Buy American".. That was in August, after making the Hyundai my car I started feeling guilty driving Korean made goods although it was a great car had it 8 years and put 83,000 miles on it, so I went looking and brought home my '08. Sold the 2000 model foriegner to a dad of a 16 year old for $1900, a fair price after all isn't America supposed to work like that. I buy a new Ford (American auto) and sell my old car at fair price to a neighbor kid as a first vehicle,, except next time the "newcomer gets a used American Made auto"..
Hey "W" I am trying to be a one man "recession cracker" here and you are keeping the rest of the country down..

The problem has gone further than what one sees on the surface. Although a product may seem to be American, or the label says made in America, It very well may have components made elsewhere. Some labels may even say made in America but they are assembled in Chin, Taiwan, Mexico, etc. Cars are a prime example,. The venerable Dodge Hemi motors, once an American icon of muscle and power, is now made in Mexico. GM and Ford are no different.

Here's a list of some helpful sites for finding strictly made in the USA products.
American Made Products and/or Services Made in USA
Still Made in USA.com - American-Made Products for Home and Family
Buy Made in the USA
U.S. Stuff Home- Made in USA Products, Assembled in USA Products, usstuff.com
http://www.madeinusaforever.com/

There are many more that can be found searching on Google. Even try a search for Union made and see what comes up. As a side note, when I had the chance I applied for a UnionPlus credit card. I have been happy making that choice. As a benefit, I get discounts usuing my UnionPlus card at Union manufacturers and retailers. It can all be found on Google. That's how I found the few I posted.
Union Plus labor unions resources, benefits for union members

We just need to be more diligent in out purchasing. If we need or want something, our first stop should be the internet. Look for those American products and retailers. There are a few internet sites that retail through the web where you can do you shopping for American goods online. It's time to keep the money, the jobs, and the American way of life where it belongs.....Here at HOME!!!

[dc428]

If anyone is wondering when their money will be there here is the IRS schedule for that:

IRS Announces Tax Rebate Schedule, Calculator

[moosesteaks]

my rebate is going to pay down bills.

[dc428]

My rebate is going toward a much needed vacation.