There’s $145 billion down the drain.
Well, not totally.  “Tax rebate” is always a nice phrase to hear.  The government’s heart is in the right place when it includes tax cuts, not spending, as part of an economic stimulus package.
But their minds aren’t.  The new economic stimulus package is the Republican equivalent of throwing money at the problem.
Besides, if tax rebates stimulate the economy, why not just have really low taxes all the time?  It’s not as if tax cuts are a national oil reserve and are only for emergencies.  That’s …