photo credit: Ed Yourdon

It simply amazes me how many letters, emails, and other forms of advertising have been hounding me to spend (or donate) my federal income tax rebate. This must be what it is like when you win the lottery and people you have never met suddenly want to introduce themselves.

We’re only talking about a couple hundred dollars! I realize that the government’s intent is to stimulate the economy by putting more spending money in our pockets. But come on, let’s get realistic. If the government wants to stimulate spending, they should consider dropping the farm subsidizing programs that are paying farmers not to farm - while food prices continue to skyrocket. Just decreasing the cost of food would save people more than a few hundred dollars.

As for me, my rebate is going to bring me a little closer to becoming debt free.