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| First U.S. stimulus payments to hit bank accounts this weekend: officials |
| 2021-03-13 |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans will see the first direct deposits from President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package hit their bank accounts this weekend, Treasury and Internal Revenue Service officials said on Friday. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #12 But Rupert, that wouldn't allow them to rule! Much easier to control the man you feed a fish to every day than a man who knows how to fish for himself. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2021-03-13 16:35 |
| #11 Hey, word from the oil companies seems to be you voted for Biden, we'll just keep things low and slow and if oil hits $200/bbl, that's okay. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2021-03-13 16:10 |
| #10 Deadeye, it's questionable if there are any adults in Washington. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2021-03-13 14:28 |
| #9 The kids will put the 1.9 trillion added to the already massive fed debt when they grow up. Because the adults sure aren't doing anything but adding to it. |
| Posted by: Deadeye Schwarzeneggar7368 2021-03-13 13:27 |
| #8 Ramping up fracking, green-lighting Keystone and the resulting low energy costs would put more disposable cash into each American household than helicopter money can or will. |
| Posted by: Rupert Grairt5192 2021-03-13 12:56 |
| #7 well goodie! I get $1400 in return for my $8000 share of this 'bill'. |
| Posted by: irish rage boy 2021-03-13 12:52 |
| #6 First? I believe that was last May. This is like 2 months behind promised, and it sure ain't because of Republican Obstructionism. And its all bullshit payoffs and laundering. You get a month's rent back of your own money; the other 9 months of house arrest you paid for. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-03-13 12:37 |
| #5 @ #3 - That is 100% correct. |
| Posted by: Clem 2021-03-13 11:10 |
| #4 @ #1 - My bank shows the direct deposit "pending". Pretty fast, I must say. |
| Posted by: Clem 2021-03-13 11:08 |
| #3 The covid relief checks are not taxed. The extra unemployment benefits are taxed. |
| Posted by: Slusoting Crans9404 2021-03-13 11:04 |
| #2 How many realize now that in 2022 they will pay income tax on it? |
| Posted by: magpie 2021-03-13 10:59 |
| #1 My employees reported direct deposits Friday 3/12/21 |
| Posted by: Spoter B 2021-03-13 07:45 |