[lbo-talk] "pretty darn happy"

Chuck0 chuck at mutualaid.org
Fri Jan 9 14:36:30 PST 2004


Doug Henwood wrote:


> [from an AP story]
>
> "When everybody saw those tax refunds showing up in their mail boxes in
> the summer, they rushed out to spend them ... and people are still
> pretty darn happy," said David Wyss, chief economist at Standard &
> Poor's in New York.

What were the tax refund payout amounts last year? Was the max $300 like the year before?

How much of this money actually represents a hidden subsidy to the DVD and consumer electronics industry? ;-)

Chuck0



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