1.0link104259<![CDATA[Tax Rebates Being Used To Cover Cost Of Living]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/30/tax-rebates-being-used-to_n_104259.htmlCHICAGO — Many Americans allowed themselves to fantasize about large-screen TVs, European vacations and other luxuries when they learned of the federal rebates they'd be getting this spring and early summer.
Or maybe _ shh, don't tell the president _ they'd pay off a credit card or set the rebate aside for a big purchase in the future, notwithstanding Washington's intentions that they pump it immediately into the flagging economy.