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MoJo Video: Economist Nomi Prins on Death and Taxes

Mother Jones writer (and former Bear Stearns analyst) Nomi Prins asks students at St. Francis college in New York: What will you do with your Bush stimulus rebate check?

Keep debt at bay, mostly. Watch the video.

Thanks to Lavell Chichester, who filmed and edited the video.

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Interesting. But can the hip hop inspired muzak score. It was hard to actually hear what people were saying.

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I still maintain that the IRS is behind this "file this year & you have a chance to 'win' up to $600 cash back!" ploy.

its hilarious that nobody talks about it that way. Just like nobody talks about how McCain is successfully innoculated against a joint Romney/Huckabee ticket because of the LDS arrests. I mean, they had informants for 4 years, but picked a few weeks before Huckabee's 'tax is bad' high season?

really? http://thiscanadian.typepad.com/this_canadian/2008/04/lds-arrests-mcc.ht...

As for what to do with that 'refund' or whatever you wanna call that bizarre 'economic stimulus package'...

I recommend that people buy a small, portable personal solar array.

...the kind that can power your small electronics, you know, the kind you use during emergencies or just carting around for entertainment.

TreeHugger had a recommendation, that I'd like to pass along.

"A $20 Solar Charger Runs All My Gadgets"
...by Justin Thomas, Virginia on 09.21.06
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/09/20_solar_panel.php

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I have no intention of collecting the "rebate" from the "stimulous package". I'm on disability and have not had to pay federal income tax for several years, therefore I do not consider myself eligible for any sort of refund or any other government by gimmick stunts pulled by the Bush Maladministration!

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I'm going to donate mine to the Obama campaign. That's the most effective way to stimulate the economy.

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