http://www.metafilter.com/tags/paycheck Posts tagged with 'paycheck' at MetaFilter. Fri, 27 Jul 2001 18:50:28 -0800 Fri, 27 Jul 2001 18:50:28 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/9332/ <a href="http://www.detnews.com/2001/politics/0107/26/-254330.htm">It's like a paycheck advance, not a rebate.</a> You thought the great tax relief of 2001 was a rebate on those huge surpluses the US gov't didn't know what to do with right? Nope, it's merely an advance on the refund of taxes you'll file next year, and here's the kicker: you may or may not be getting any refund at all next year. Tax relief? Tax rebate? Simply owing the $300 back next April? Who came up with this stupid idea? (truth courtesy of <a href="http://www.megnut.com/archive.asp?which=2001_07_01_archive.inc#20010727">Megnut</a>) tag:metafilter.com,2001:site.9332 Fri, 27 Jul 2001 18:50:28 -0800 america finance megnut paycheck paycheque rebate surplus tax mathowie