On Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 6:29:39 PM UTC-4, Taxed and Spent wrote:
> On 3/25/2021 3:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> > On 3/25/2021 5:39 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
> >> On Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 4:22:34 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >> ...
> >>> Checks. How quaint. Mine was direct-deposited to my bank a couple of
> >>> weeks ago.
> >>>
> >>> Cindy Hamilton
> >>
> >> I wish mine had been! I have no idea why it was not. I have my PAY direct deposited.
> >>
> > Apples and Oranges, dude. My stimulus check was direct deposited on
> > March 16th.
> >
> >> I guess our Govt. is just stupid!
> >>
> >> John Kuthe, RN, BSN...
> >>
> > Nope, you are the stupid one. Are they supposed to guess your bank
> > account number?
> >
> > Here's how it works (and has worked for the last year, dipshit). If you
> > filed a tax return for 2019 or for 2020, the IRS uses the info you
> > provided them to issue the stimulus checks. If direct deposit and your
> > bank info was on the return, that's how you get the stimulus check. If
> > not, they mail a physical check to your house.
> >
> > If you didn't file a tax return in either of those years, when the whole
> > idea of stimulus checks came about due to Covid-19 you could have gone
> > on the IRS website, filled out a 1040 form showing zero or whatever
> > pittance of an income you may have had and filled in the information for
> > direct deposit. Obviously you are so wrapped up in your little world
> > you didn't bother to find out.
> >
> > Jill
>
> But I thought rich people didn't get stimulus checks.

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