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The IRS isn't publishing info on this until the bill passes so they have a landing page set up where people can go after things are finalized. https://t.co/TObEHWUEhJ — PolitiTweet.org

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Do you get checks if you’re on social security? (yes) — PolitiTweet.org

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If you filed with Turbo Tax and didn’t give your direct deposit info because you didn’t expect a refund will they just get mailed to you? — PolitiTweet.org

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Can you submit through IRS for free electronically if you made zero income or can you only print and mail a form? — PolitiTweet.org

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Will stimulus checks be considered taxable income next year? — PolitiTweet.org

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What if you split up and filed separately and one partner claimed son and other partner has zero income? Who gets the checks and who gets the child credit? — PolitiTweet.org

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If you owe money to the IRS will they take it out of this check? — PolitiTweet.org

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What if you are separated from partner and have no income and last time you filed was under your partner’s name? Will the check go to them? — PolitiTweet.org

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If you haven’t filed taxes in years and have no taxable income, what form should you send it now in order to receive your check? Do you just fill out form 1040 and put zero income? — PolitiTweet.org

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If you live in a shelter and don’t file taxes can you get a check and how will it find you? — PolitiTweet.org

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Here are some of the questions readers have: — PolitiTweet.org

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A lot of the questions are if you are low income and don't file taxes will the check come to you and if not what do you need to do? — PolitiTweet.org

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I've gotten more questions from readers about stimulus check payments than anything I've written in years. I'm going to try to look into them. People wondering if they qualify and if the checks will get to them soon. — PolitiTweet.org

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State unemployment benefits websites and phone lines crashing and clogged in Florida, Michigan, Massachusetts and other states under crush of coronoavirus layoff claims, readers write in. C'mon gang, let's get it together. — PolitiTweet.org

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* Text is from 2018 article. Tax break bill was signed December 2017. — PolitiTweet.org

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"Instead of focusing on tax cuts, we should be focused on ways to get that capital invested in growth industries that employ ordinary Americans," said @LouisHyman, an assistant professor at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations. — PolitiTweet.org

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A study by the Office of SEC Commissioner Robert Jackson found that a stock buyback announcement often leads to a short-term stock price pop, which corporate insiders use to cash out their shares. — PolitiTweet.org

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During 2018, S&P 500 companies gave their shareholders a record $1 trillion in the form of buybacks and dividends, led by Apple, Cisco Systems, and other technology giants. — PolitiTweet.org

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Companies instead mainly used the extra cash to spend billions of dollars buying back their own stock, boosting the value of shares held by investors. — PolitiTweet.org

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Some companies did use part of the tax cut to give their employees a one-time cash bonus, allowing them to benefit workers without raising the company's fixed costs. However, employees pay a higher tax on bonuses as supplemental income. — PolitiTweet.org

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President Donald Trump signed the bill in December last year, saying the corporate tax cut would make it favorable for companies to bring back into the U.S. cash stashed in foreign operations. The WH said over "70 percent" would be returned to workers. — PolitiTweet.org

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The Republican tax reform package that was supposed to raise wages and spur hiring instead funded a record stock buyback and dividend spree, benefiting investors and company executives over workers. — PolitiTweet.org

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Noticed in the analytics my story from last year on companies using their tax break to buy their own stock started going around on Facebook again this week. Small wonder. https://t.co/XSuESlqjRC https://t.co/dWbgu17zbu — PolitiTweet.org

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Stimulus checks are coming — here's how to make sure you get yours quickly https://t.co/sajKaKGlCn — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AliVelshi: Out of work due to coronavirus shutdowns? How to file for unemployment benefits https://t.co/LVNqLtzeCF — PolitiTweet.org

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@MikeFennelly I'll let you know how they sound! — PolitiTweet.org

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Out of work due to coronavirus shutdowns? Here's how to file for unemployment benefits. https://t.co/nr8caiOYEL — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @bpopken: Despite the millions of dollars being sent out, @EconomicPolicy Gould says she doesn’t think the payments to consumers will be… — PolitiTweet.org

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Despite the millions of dollars being sent out, @EconomicPolicy Gould says she doesn’t think the payments to consumers will be enough. “It’s a one-time check,” she said. “They still have to pay their bills month after month.” — PolitiTweet.org

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But it's to think of these checks going to consumers as "stimulus," says @AEI. This not about going out and spending more than you would to boost the economy. It's income support. Economic security. Paying people so they don't take risks outside just to earn income. — PolitiTweet.org