Calculate your tax "rebate" amount, here;

[elehhhhna]

You'll need your 1040 to help answer a few questions...

http://www.irs.gov/app/espc/

[onehandle]

1. Woo Hoo! 1200 Bucks! We're going to go out and Buy something!

No we're not. We're paying down debt.

We're in the worst recession of our lives, smirk.

Thanks for nothing.

[dmallind]

2. $250 for us

Which will of course make bugger all difference to our spending, but that's intentional and appropriate.

[elehhhhna]

3. Hey! That's what? 2 tanks of gas? Whoopee-do.

[GodlessBiker]

4. Bastards! I get bupkis.

[lumberjack_jeff]

5. Yay! The Gu'mint's borrowing money to pay my taxes!

No downside that I can see. :wtf:

[Buns_of_Fire]

6. Far out! Three hundred big ones!

Now, what shall I buy? Food, gas, or that mountainside condo near Asheville?

Food or gas or condo?

Food or gas or condo?

Food or gas or condo?

Damn.

Ah, screw it. I'll probably just wind up pissing it away on beer and ciggybutts, anyway. :smoke:

[trof]

7. $600, which will pay 1/2 my state income tax.

Woopee.

[DFW]

8. I get exactly the amount I will be contributing to the Republicans this year

"Due to your income information you have provided and your filing status, you do not qualify to receive an economic stimulus payment."

[PeaceNikki]

9. And if you owe back tax, child support and/or past-due student loans, it'll go towards that debt

http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=179181,00.html

Q. I'm eligible for a payment but I still owe federal income tax from a prior year. Will my payment be reduced?

A. Yes. For this purpose, the stimulus payment is treated like any other tax refund. This means that part or all of your payment can be used to pay past-due federal or state income taxes or non-tax federal debt such as student loans and child support. If this occurs, you will receive a letter explaining how the stimulus payment was applied.

[Catshrink]

10. $600 for me.

I plan to put it into savings. But then, I'd love to have a new refrigerator.

[rainbow4321]

11. $900 for me

Thing that I don't like is the 17 yr old cut off in determining your dependents. I have a 20 yr old and a just-turned-17 yr old.
If they are full time students in college and you are still claiming them in your tax returns, why not be able to count them for the so called rebate?
Or what about those with kids still in high school/living at home who turned 18 before Jaunuary?? Just IMHO, if they are legally still a minor under your roof, they should count for something!!