From the government that loves you enough to give you a kickback bribe with your own money after they turned you upside-down and shaken all the loot out of you.
Get us through November, right, when the shit really hits the fan -- if not sooner.
Yes, readers, I am tired of the Boston Globe's agenda-pushing garbage and lies.
"A late rush for stimulus checks; Thousands eligible who have yet to file returns; Many are veterans, low-earning retirees" by Elizabeth Campbell, Globe Correspondent | August 18, 2008
More than 150,000 Massachusetts residents, mostly low-income retirees and disabled veterans, have yet to file paperwork to receive federal economic stimulus checks worth as much as $600, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
The IRS and local community groups say they are working overtime to help those eligible for the money fill out two-page tax forms in time to receive payments by the end of the year. Under the program, anyone who filed a 2007 federal tax return was automatically considered for a rebate. But many low-wage workers and recipients of Social Security and veterans benefits did not submit tax returns because their incomes were not high enough to require it or their benefits are not normally taxable.
Peggy Riley, a spokeswoman for the IRS in New England, said Oct. 15 is the cutoff date for filing to ensure that checks are mailed by the end of the year. Low-income residents who earned at least $3,000 last year qualify for individual payments of $300; those who file jointly can receive $600.
"All they really need to do is file that return so they can get their money," Riley said.
Carmen Feliciano, 64, was among the nonfilers. But with assistance from staff at Action for Boston Community Development Inc., an antipoverty nonprofit agency, the Roxbury resident was able to complete a federal 1040A tax form in just 10 minutes on Thursday. Feliciano, who sought help at the nonprofit's Parker Hill/Fenway Neighborhood Service Center, is so strapped for cash that last week the electricity was shut off at her apartment. The $300 she could receive is "the amount she may need to get her lights turned on," said Nashila Somani, tax program coordinator at the center.
Trillions for wars, billions for banks, billions for Israel, welfar for illegals, and on, and on, and on it goes!
But this government is LOOKING OUT for YOU with its SHELL GAME SHIT!!!
In Massachusetts, about 443,000 recipients of Social Security and veterans benefits were deemed eligible for rebates. About 292,000 of them had filed as of June. Nationwide, about 5.2 million people eligible had yet to file.
The rebates are part of $168 billion economic stimulus package signed into law in February by President Bush. As part of congressional negotiations, money was included for those whose incomes are so low that they do not have to submit federal tax returns.
The IRS and local groups, including the Massachusetts branch of the AARP, say they are attempting to raise awareness about the benefits of filing a 1040A form. In March, AARP sent alerts out to its 30 chapters throughout the state to inform members how to apply for a rebate. A link to a step-by-step filing process is available at www.aarp.org/stimulus. Also, senior center directors throughout the state have stockpiled the tax forms, which take less than half an hour to fill out, said Kara Cohen, director of community service for AARP Massachusetts.
And from the end of this month through the middle of September, the Boston Housing Authority plans to send out mailings and leaflets to let residents know they can still receive a stimulus check. "It's very important that people take full advantage of this rebate," said Rachel Goodman, director of the housing authority's community services department.
AARP's Cohen said the people who still haven't applied for federal payments need them the most, particularly because of rising food and energy costs. Some have had to cut back on medications or put off paying bills, she said, and others may even be forced to delay planned retirements, she said.
"With the winter we're facing, the economic stimulus can really make a difference for people," Cohen said.
It's gonna cost $4500 dollars to fill up on oil!!
Oh, yeah, the $600 spit in the hand is going to really help!!!
