RIP-OFF ALERT: Clark is steaming because the IRS has spent $40 million to mail out propaganda to the American people about the economic stimulus payments (aka "the rebates"). But who among us didn't know about the rebates? What's the point in spending an extra $40 million on top of the $150 billion the government had to borrow to fund the rebates in the first place? This is yet another indication that the Politician Protection Act of 2008 (Clark's name for the stimulus package) is malarkey. The politicians want you to take the money; blow it to artificially prop up the economy; and then vote them back into office. But here's a better idea: Take it and pay down your debt. That's how you can make a real lasting impact on your financial house. The government is mortgaging your future, and you have to counteract that.