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President Bush signed legislation Wednesday to give tax rebates from $300 to $1,200 to millions of US citizens, but most Americans are unaware that tax rebates will be given to foreign workers in other countries as well.
In May, more than 130 million people are expected to get the rebates. The Bush administration is hoping the money will be spent by US consumers, thus stimulating the economy into instant prosperity.
Foreign workers, employed as cheap labor for US corporations that have outsourced American jobs, will also qualify for the rebates. Congress authorized the payments to foreigners after negotiating with the Bush administration.
One administration insider -- who wished to remain anonymous -- explained why foreigners who work at jobs outsourced from the US will get the rebate money.
"Well, it only makes sense," he said. "They are doing the jobs that Americans refuse to do, because Americans are too lazy to relocate to low-wage foreign countries to keep their jobs."
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