The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the Mexican-American War in favor of the United States.The war had begun almost two years earlier, in May 1846, over a territorial dispute involving Texas.he treaty added an additional 525,000 square miles to United States territory, including the land that makes up all or parts of present-day Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.
One month into the tax filing season, the average federal tax refund was $3,120, the IRS said Thursday. 1  As of Feb. 20, the agency said it paid out $125 billion in refunds and processed about 50 million tax returns. 2  And a large majority of those returns - 83% - have qualified for a refund.
The math works out to just over 73% of all returns resulting in a refund. The average tax refund works out to $2,792. This means that Uncle Sam received an average of $2,792 in interest-free loans from 109,499,000 lenders (aka taxpayers), for a combined $305.7 billion. Pretty ridiculous.he math works out to just over 73% of all returns resulting in a refund. The average tax refund works out to $2,792. This means that Uncle Sam received an average of $2,792 in interest-free loans from 109,499,000 lenders (aka taxpayers), for a combined $305.7 billion. Pretty ridiculous.