What the hell is going on with these stimulus payment notices??????

[groundloop]

My most recent stimulus check was deposited to my account nearly two months ago. Today I received a letter with President Biden's signature telling me that my stimulus will be deposited within the next 7 days. My daughter had received the same letter TWICE, about two weeks ago.

Someone is really messing up.... they're wasting postage, and even worse it makes the White House look like a bunch of clowns.

[soothsayer]

1. Yeah I got that too

[jimfields33]

2. I got mine last week but honestly didn't open it.

I got the money so why bother reading the letter that says I got money or will get money.

[fescuerescue]

3. And it's going to make a lot of people think another one is coming

And then be pissed off at Biden when it doesn't.

[EarlG]

4. Is it because you're getting a new payment?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/05/13/stimulus-check-2021-irs-covid-payment-update/5071379001/

[Ptah]

5. That letter does not say "stimulus will be deposited within the next 7 days."

[LakeArenal]

6. Oh brother. Clowns? You got to be kidding.

You got your stimulus. Would you feel better if you hadn’t gotten it?

Serious shit going on and you are worried about a computer error. That frankly saying the White House is responsible unrealistic.

[GoCubsGo]

7. I'm thinking some ratfuckery is going on.

Trump made a massive mess of the IRS and the rest of the government. It's going to take some time to fix that, as well as finish removing any remaining loyalists that were left over. They're still around, creating chaos whenever they can. I wouldn't be surprised if that's what's happening here, along long with some shenanigans via Louie DeJoy's USPS.

[Thunderbeast]

8. My son suffers from mental illness.

This confusing letter was the source of a three-day argument about his payment.

I told him to call the White House for clarification. He's furious that I won't loan him the money in advance.

PLEASE...SOMEONE EDIT THIS KIND OF CORRESPONDENCE!

[stillcool]

9. I think letters were received with non-direct payments..

and these letters are to those who had direct payments? Somehow, somewhere this explanation entered my brain.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

16. You are correct

Mine was a direct payment and I received the same letter.

I believe the intent was to assure no one slipped through the cracks.

[RobinA]

10. My Issue

with this letter was that it was from the IRS. Do I want to get a letter in may from the IRS? Not really. I opened it quickly to see what I had done wrong and how much I owed only to see that it was from Biden about my stimulus payment. I didn't even process it once I knew I wasn't getting audited.

[Iggo]

14. I know. I was all "Oh fuck. What now?"

And then I opened it and it was just a commercial.

Lame.

[Sympthsical]

18. I know, we slightly panicked, too

We didn't qualify for stimulus, but we get a lot of my in-laws' mail for whatever reason. We saw a letter for them from the IRS, and my first reaction was, "Are your parents getting audited?!"

Kind of amusing.

They also got a check for something called the Golden State stimulus. California has its own stimulus. I had no idea that was a thing.

[Beringia]

11. I got this too. Someone put that current date, April 22, 2021, so very confusing

[Towlie]

12. It's dated April 22 but you got it May 14? Louis DeJoy has GOT to go!

 
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[Iggo]

13. Mine said it was sent out weeks ago.

Which it was.

It seemed then and now like nothing more than a victory lap.

But I believe the letters are just that, a notice that the check was already sent

[panader0]

19. Perhaps the letters were to make R voters think and realize where the money came from

before they cashed or deposited the checks.
"Wait, you hate Biden but cashed his check?"

[BannonsLiver]

15. Oh no, I hope you'll be alright

Tots and pears.

[Akoto]

17. I also received a late notice well after receiving both payments. Almost hoped it was a third. n/t