You understand you have to file a tax return this year to get the economic stimulus rebate --- even if you don't usually file.
You know that this year's tax rebate won't decrease your 2008 refund.
You've heard when your check will arrive in the mail --- or be directly deposited into your bank account.
But, my friends, do you know how much this whole $168 billion economic stimulus package will cost taxpayers to process?
Nearly $42 million, according to this Associated Press story: