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24 million Americans received a $250 2009 Stimulus Check on May 7, 2009

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

On May 7, 2009 the US Government made many Americans, 24 million to be exact a little bit richer.  One of the first rounds of $250 2009 stimulus checks went out recently making up nearly half of all checks that are going out to those that are eligible.  The single day total of money injected into the American people’s pockets was about $6 Billion dollars.  This is similar to to the $250 stimulus checks going out to those on Veterans Affairs pensions and Railroad Retirement Benefits.

These checks were made possible by congress who decided that elderly and those on Social Security shouldn’t be left out on this year’s stimulus package when they decided upon the $400 ($800 married) tax break credit for those that are still in the workforce.

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$250 Stimulus check sent to a women who over 40 years ago

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

In a story that is almost comical, a man from Orchard Beach, MD says he just received a stimulus check for his mother.   His mother died in the year 1967, nearly 42 years ago.

A Social Security Administration official stated that they were rushing through as many as these stimulus checks to get them out as fast a possible and they weren’t double checking recordings on everyone that has been sent a check thus far.   In the case of Rose Hager, who died in 1967, she hadn’t received a Social Security check from the department since then but they had no record of her death so they presumed that she was still alive and well.  Thus, the Social Security Administration office sent her a 2009 stimulus check for $250.

There may be over 10,000 such cases where stimulus checks are being sent to someone that has passed away.

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