[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Nevertheless, the bureaucracy will remain.

You don't think states will magically mail 50 checks to the federal government simultaneously, do you.

[groanup]

You don't think states will magically mail 50 checks to the federal government simultaneously, do you.

Please tell me why not.

[pigdog]

The states don't handle the prebate in any event - the SSA does and there will be very few checks used since most payments will be done by computerized wire transfer. It's faster and far cheaper to handle that way.