So I FINALLY got a letter from the IRS on Monday the 9th. Even though I think this whole rebate thing is a ridiculous waste of money (borrowing cash to give away), I thought WOOOHOOOO, my rebate is finally here! No, it was a letter to tell my that they were going to mail the check on the 13th.

So why the hell would they send me a lettor on the 9th to tell me they were going to mail me a check on the 13th? Why not just put the freakin' check in the letter and mail it on the 9th? Or don't bother at all sending the "heads up" and just send the check on the 13th? Why do I need a warning that they are sending me a check in 4 days? I don't know how much it costs the IRS to mail a letter, but it costs me 43 cents postage plus the cost of the letter and the envelope. So if they are sending out 170 million of these, does it cost $73 million for them to send out these nifty little "check's in the mail" letters?