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Economic effects of pandemic flu in a recession

Posted April 25, 2009 - 17:07 by Philip Brewer

Personal Finance, Health and Beauty

Flu masks in Mexico

While health authorities worry about the human cost of pandemics, other policy-makers have tended to focus on the economic costs. Economic impact takes many forms--drops in production as workers stay home, drops in commerce as shoppers avoid crowded places, drops in tourism as travelers avoid affected areas. Does the current economic crisis make us more vulnerable than usual, if the swine flu outbreak in Mexico and a few US cities goes pandemic?

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You must file a tax return to get economic stimulus tax rebate

Posted March 19, 2008 - 17:50 by Philip Brewer

Taxes

IRS

Surely by now everyone has heard of the economic stimulus tax rebate.  What may not be universally known is that one of the little tweaks the Democrats added were some rules under which even many people who don't pay taxes can get a rebate.  To get it, though, you have to file a return.

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