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Uncle Sam wants you to join the Army!
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Adopting what is usually considered a progressive stance, the world’s richest man said Uncle Sam should write fat checks to Americans to keep us living large even if platforms like Chat GPT, Claude and his own Grok spawn a torrent of pink slips.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Born on July 5, Cody loved the Fourth of July, which was his favorite holiday, and even dressed as Uncle Sam one Halloween.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
However large your payback (not just from Uncle Sam, but your state too), think about how it can be put to use most effectively in your life.
—Sarah Hutter, CNN Money, 15 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
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Born on July 5, Cody loved the Fourth of July, which was his favorite holiday, and even dressed as Uncle Sam one Halloween.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
However large your payback (not just from Uncle Sam, but your state too), think about how it can be put to use most effectively in your life.
—Sarah Hutter, CNN Money, 15 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
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“Uncle Sam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Uncle%20Sam. Accessed 24 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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