If you’ve read the news lately (as InventHelp’s Invention Girl, I’m addicted to CNN, MSNBC and any other site that keeps me up on the newest technology), you may have heard that you’ll be getting a check in the mail.

No, I’m not talking about your tax refund check. Congress’ big stimulus bill, now signed by the President, is meant to be a $168 billion economic rescue package.

The bill will provide rebates of $600 to $1,200 for most taxpayers in the hopes that they will spend the money and boost ailing the ailing business forecast.

The forecast for the technology industry, in particular, looks gloomy. U.S. companies and government agencies are expected to increase their spending on information technology by just 2.8 percent this year.

According to recent polls, most of the public already believes that we’re in a recession. Foreclosure signs in the neighborhood and increased layoffs in the news aren’t helping matters, either.

You heard it from InventHelp’s Invention Girl: go out and spend those rebate checks on iPods, digital cameras or whatever high-tech item Santa forgot to bring you for Christmas. Not only will you end up with a cool new toy to play with, you’ll be helping spur along our economy!

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