How the stimulus package works.

[KennyG]

For decades, I have always adjusted my withholding so I had to pay when I filed my federal and state taxes. I cannot recall the last time I got a refund, probably when I was a teenager or in college. Therefore, I had to provide my routing and account information where they could deduct what I owed. I assumed (bad word) the IRS would know where to deposit the stimulus money.

When my daughter reported she received hers, I thought I'd check my status. Guess what, I found out they did not have my account information. They knew where to deduct what I owed, but were not going to use this same information to make a deposit. So, I had to provide this information.

Just an FYI - If you have not received your payment, go to the IRS.gov and confirm they have your information.

I'll second that. I owe on taxes and pay with direct debit. However, when I checked they did not have the bank information and I had to add it.

 

[Jstpssng]

They did that at the Shipyard. The Union Contract was hardly good, but "we had to be competitive," the company even hired a former presidential candidate to speak to us in massive assemblies, as "we had to be competitive to build new ships", and the day after we decided to vote for a crappy 4 year union contract, the company gave the president of the company a 10 million dollar bonus.

You do not just feel stupid after that, you feel used.

By any chance was that former candidate痴 initials Ross Perot?
My cousin worked for a fabrication company downstate back in the 1980痴... some of his welds are up in the space station. He has always been pretty clever, so when he saw a better way of doing something he made suggestions which improved production. His supervisor got a big bonus for saving the company money, Keith got nothing for his idea. He left the company not long after that.

 

[3Ts]

By any chance was that former candidate痴 initials Ross Perot?
My cousin worked for a fabrication company downstate back in the 1980痴... some of his welds are up in the space station. He has always been pretty clever, so when he saw a better way of doing something he made suggestions which improved production. His supervisor got a big bonus for saving the company money, Keith got nothing for his idea. He left the company not long after that.

Hmmm - Ross Perot. I worked for a company that had to partner with his company on a project. I worked side by side with a few of his employees and what I found out was the terms and conditions they were working under. Heaven forbid!!! All the best workers would work somewhere else.

And, I've seen supervisors take credit for other people's work. Really irritates me. I've also seen a manager with a vendetta against an employee because the employee pointed out the manager was wrong.

 

[BrokenTrack]

By any chance was that former candidate痴 initials Ross Perot?

No, I am pretty sure it was Dukakis...but may have been Jon Kerry. I looked to see which one of those two had a consulting firm, and I could not find it.

They had the bravery of asking for questions, and someone asked who was paying them to be at the shipyard. In typical politician fashion, they double-talked until finally we were chanting...5000 of us or so..."Who paid you", "Who Paid You". "Who Paid You", so they had to answer. When they said the company was, we all walked out.

It is kind of like the CMP Corridor: when they put millions of dollars into trying to convince you it is a great idea, you can be 100% sure that it is not.