Is the IRS spending $42 million on letters to notify us of the rebate checks a good use of taxpayers money?

All government is a waste of money

But we have to support the elites and their wasteful ways

re inferno

where does the question say anything about Bush

it makes no difference who the Pres is

government is a constant

it constantly wastes

Americans are sooooo stupid

The IRS has a habit of mis-management. They insist on you keeping impeccable records and accounting for every dime yet they mis-place their own records and have lost track of millions and millions of dollars. They are a joke, in the manner of Hitler. If they weren't so vicious they'd be funny. They do not hesitate to close down businesses (their main source of income) without just cause. A flat tax would be infinitely more efficient and save taxpayers billions. The income tax system is an honor system and they assume no one has any honor, therefore must be lying. A real live catch 22. A total discredit to the country.

Infernox: Are you paranoid or what?

($42 million is how many tenths of seconds of spending?) Don't listen to anyone's emotional drivel. Most people on this forum need to realize that the purpose of this tax rebate is not to help you pay your bills, or to bail you out of debt, or to help you "make it one more month," or to afford school, or afford the gasoline in your car, or afford your home payment, or anything like that. The ONLY purpose is to add just enough dollars to the economy to help soften a recession (that might already be here). And that's it. Nothing more. Nada. People have to realize that this tax rebate is not about THEM. It's only about the economy. And, that's a fact.

$42 million dollars...You MUST be joking...why not just send notices via email to people's bank or employers on whose getting a check so THEY can notify the people and Wah-lah, no wasted tax money. But oh no, that's not how things are done. Because you know the IRS people are sticklers for formality and that they just HAD to send us all notices made of that pretty lilac scented stationary at $1.50 a page.

The people who have the cushy government jobs have no clue @ all of what people go through to earn their living and pay their taxes

It's like Hillary wanting to waste $1 million on a woodstock memorial or whatever

She has the government mentality down pat

Just throw the money away

Who cares

It's not mine

They said this was to let people know that they were getting a check, I have a question, wouldn't getting a check let people know they were getting a check?, this is nothing but some brain dead suit looking to justify their job, government waste at it's finest, and couldn't they just put any information they wanted into the envelope with the check?. Sorry, I started making sense there for a second!!, the black helicopters will be here shortly,

I have to go!!!.

NO. As with ALL gov give away programs it is a waste of OUR hard earn tax money. the "rebate" checks are a joke and just more welfare.

I encourage everyone to keep the informative letter sealed and write a note to the IRS saying "Thanks for wasting my money" and mark it return to sender. If they get enough maybe they will see how ridiculous they are being with spending $42,000,000.00 on a letter.

Look what happened when Jerico fans sent 40,000 pounds of peanuts to cbs for canceling the show.

I think this is just unbelievable!! What a huge waste of money.

I agree with you on this one... too little regard.