> [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