Bush says rebates should help Americans cope with high gas, food prices

President George W. Bush says the economic-stimulus tax rebates will begin going out Monday and will help Americans cope with lofty energy and food prices, as well as giving the U.S. economy a jolt.

The rebates range from $300 (euro192) to $1,200 (euro769) and are the centerpiece of the government's $168 billion (euro107.7 billion) stimulus package, enacted in February, to brace the teetering economy. Roughly 130 million households are expected to get them.

"This money is going to help Americans offset the high prices we're seeing at the gas pump, at the grocery store, and will also give our economy a boost to help us pull out of this economic …