Whatever the Rebate Checks Have Stimulated, It Hasn't Been Consumer Confidence

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Those tax-rebate checks have done less for Americans’ mood than for their wallets. A Gallup poll looked at the 45 percent of respondents who’ve already received their rebates, and it found them no cheerier than those who’ve yet to get a check. (Rebates started going into the mail in April, and the last checks are slated to go out next month.)

Among those surveyed who’ve received a check, 16 percent rated the economy as “excellent” or “good,” while 43 percent said it’s “poor.”

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