Posts Tagged ‘ economic stimulus ’

Better Business Bureau Warns Against New E-Mail Scam

Jun 16th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Business

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Eastern North Carolina warns consumers to approach enticing job offers cautiously. Recent complaints have surfaced regarding e-mail scams blending job opportunities and economic stimulus checks being distributed by the government.
“Consumers should be weary of any business opportunity received through e-mail or other means which requires the recipient to cash [...]



Gas Bills Ate Your Rebate

Apr 26th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Opinion

When President Bush announced that the government would begin distributing economic stimulus checks on Monday, he did so in the shadow of ever-rising gas prices.
The point is to boost the flagging U.S. economy. But record gasoline prices mean that up to a third of stimulus payments could be spent buying gasoline, most of which is [...]