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Uncle Sam wants you to join the Army!
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However large your refund (not just from Uncle Sam, but your state too), think about how it can be put to use most effectively in your life.
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Part of the reason for the big payouts is that Uncle Sam did not update withholding tables to reflect the new tax law approved last summer.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Rob Schneider thinks Uncle Sam needs you.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Uncle Sam, by any accounting standard, is insolvent.
—Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Part of the reason for the big payouts is that Uncle Sam did not update withholding tables to reflect the new tax law approved last summer.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Rob Schneider thinks Uncle Sam needs you.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Uncle Sam, by any accounting standard, is insolvent.
—Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Uncle Sam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Uncle%20Sam. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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Uncle Sam
noun
Un·cle Sam
ˌəŋ-kəl-ˈsam 
1
: the U.S. government thought of or represented as a person
2
: the American nation or people
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