Last Word On The Economic Stimulus Controversy

Tax Rebate Exclusions Draw Fire

In its effort to keep tax rebate money out of the hands of illegal aliens, Congress ended up denying the rebates to hundreds of thousands of legal immigrants, U.S. military personnel and plain-old honest taxpaying U.S. citizens.

Under the tax rebate rules established by the IRS under Economic Stimulus Act, if a U.S. citizen files a joint return listing a spouse who does not have a Social Security number, neither partner qualifies for a rebate. The result being, no rebate money at all for many U.S. citizens — like U.S. military personnel — with foreign spouses.

“If we are trying to draw a line to exclude undocumented immigrants, why on earth are we going after military families and the families of U.S. citizens and legal immigrants who are obeying the law?” asked Paul Donnelly, founder of Reform the Rebate, in a Los Angeles Times article.

Also excluded from getting a tax rebate are persons filing tax returns listing anyone — including dependants — with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), rather than a Social Security Number. The IRS issues ITINs to persons including legal and illegal immigrants who cannot get Social Security numbers and are not authorized to work legally in the United States. While ITINs can be used to pay taxes, open bank accounts and borrow money, they have been ruled invalid for purposes of getting a tax rebate.

There you have it. Not everyone fits into the box that Congress built to provide the Economic Stimulus, (that George Bush put so many conditions on). The President tied so many strings to this pay out, that it was inevitable so many people were missed.

Use the IRS Web Site to try and figure out what “MESSAGE” George was sending to American Taxpayers. If you didn’t get your payment according to the schedule, you will ultimately receive it once your tax return has passed muster. Jackson-Hewitt and H&R Block customers should expect checks in the mail. Hope your address is correct.

You realize we are all paying each other Chinese dollars according to our President’s rules … its just a game of ‘musical tax dollars’, someone is always left out.

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Larry:
May 27th, 2008 at 6:09 pm

Bush may as well give it all to China or better yet Exxon since he favors thm over the people which it belongs.

ClapSo:
May 27th, 2008 at 11:31 pm

When you add the fact that the poorest Americans didn’t have the required income to even file for the rebate. A whole lota folks got left out. I the idea was to give people money that they would immediately spend to stimulate the economy (this was the main claim of labushanostra regarding the rebate) Then the very poorest would have been the best group to give it to. They would have spent it on essential needs like food and clothing. As it stands most people will be filling their gas tanks with the checks. This only stimulates the oil companies profits…

The scientifically impossible I do right away
The spiritually miraculous takes a bit longer

bosskitty:
May 28th, 2008 at 9:54 pm

ClapSo, that has been the most disturbing part of this extravaganza. How much more obvious can he get? He is telling us that the disabled and disenfranchised are of no use to his elitist philosophy. Sure, a lot of people are using their measly payout to save their butts for another month. After that, adios amigos, I’m outta here. Laura and Boobie will be joining the sorry elite in Dallas Country Clubs.
Dallas? Really?

Mary Hawthorne:
May 30th, 2008 at 12:07 pm

Economic Stimulus Payments

It is a bunch of bull… we are retired Navy,( both US citizens ) live on our retirement and pay taxes and we do not get any of the so call Economic Stimulus Payments .

Help the Military retires who has served your counrty .. we are not drawing SS either (not old enough)
Thanks

okmtwoman:
May 30th, 2008 at 12:10 pm