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Listen lady, even the parents are disgusted. No. I did not see their tax documents.
no reason to get pissy. I hear that the parents are disgusted. perhaps the parents should have instilled in their children a better work ethic if they don't like the direction their kids lives are going. if the father was that upset by the "unfairness" that his children got back so much money and how they spent the refund, he should have said as much to them. is he harvey milktoast? as the grandfather of the child with children it seems pretty cold to not want his grandchildren and the mother of his grandchildren not to get all they can out of a tax refund to make their life a bit better. your friend seems like a man with little compassion for his own children
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1-Do you realize this nation is trillions of dollars in debt?
2-At what age does a person come responsible for their own life? I am all for someone attending college but shouldnt that person be paying for it? What message are we sending. Oh you get a reward for doing something your suppose to or should do.
Shouldnt the reward being earning more then 30k a year?
Not everyone can afford college and with the record unemployment, many folks are settling for ANYTHING that will pay their bills even if it is less than what they are worth. I have a masters degree and I'm applying to positions that only require a bachelors degree just so I can obtain stable work. Don't judge til you have walked in someone's shoes.
1-Do you realize this nation is trillions of dollars in debt?
2-At what age does a person come responsible for their own life? I am all for someone attending college but shouldnt that person be paying for it? What message are we sending. Oh you get a reward for doing something your suppose to or should do.
Shouldnt the reward being earning more then 30k a year?
I don't disagree with you, I think the child tax credit should be repealed.
The OP is complaining about education tax credits, and I think that education tax breaks are good.
Here is the difference.
Child tax credit encourages you to have children. Not always a good thing right?
However, an education tax credit encourages you to go back to school. Which gives you and education, which allows you to contribute more to society.
I think the education should remain, and the child tax credit should go. But the OP isn't complaining about the child tax credit, he is complaining about the education portion.
Yes, I know the countries in debt, but when we get around 10 dollars for ever 1 dollar we invest in education, I think thats an AWESOME investment.
no reason to get pissy. I hear that the parents are disgusted. perhaps the parents should have instilled in their children a better work ethic if they don't like the direction their kids lives are going. if the father was that upset by the "unfairness" that his children got back so much money and how they spent the refund, he should have said as much to them. is he harvey milktoast? as the grandfather of the child with children it seems pretty cold to not want his grandchildren and the mother of his grandchildren not to get all they can out of a tax refund to make their life a bit better. your friend seems like a man with little compassion for his own children
You seem like a person willing to pass judgement willy nilly. Do you know my friend?
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The parents, like me and my wife, have worked our behinds off and paid taxes all our lives. These parents realize that their children think there is money for nothing. My friends cut them off a long time ago for "loans" when they realized that they were using the "loan" money to live a life style they could not afford. This is the future of America.
If your "friends" cut their daughters out of their lives, then I'm surprised that they bragged openly about their tax return. By the way, people often learn about money management from their parents so if they are irresponsible, then the parents are to blame. Perhaps they spoiled their daughters so they would not have to lack as they may have lacked and did not teach their daughters the value of wise spending habits.
Of course this was no attempt at a personal attack on your part. This was just you being cuteys right
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No childish diversion, how many times have mentioned purse and shoes on this thread. A healthy male normally would not notice a young girls purse or shoes. A happily married male definitely would not be paying attention to a little girls purse or shoes.
So you stand by this remark? Snidely implying that OP is a pervert?
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You seem like a person willing to pass judgement willy nilly. Do you know my friend?
Uh ... Your whole thread is a judgment passed upon two ladies who received a refund which you do not fully know the circumstances behind. Who is passing judgment willy nilly?
You seem like a person willing to pass judgement willy nilly. Do you know my friend?
we all pass judgments. you started by posting your feelings/judgments about two young women. the concusion I came to about your portrayal of your friend, the father who is unhappy with his children because they got big tax refunds. spent it unwisely and when he had the chance to tell them so he kept quiet. this doesn't sound like a tax rant, this sounds more like a personal problem with a man and his children. this is a public forum where judgments/feelings/conclusions/opinions are made based on the OP's postings. in this case you laid out a grumpy old grandpa that cares more about being upset his kids got a refund then being glad his daughter's and grandchildren might get some small pleasure out of the refund. he sounds like a grandfather who is too wound up in the abstract to see the beauty of his own family's happiness
Uh ... Your whole thread is a judgment passed upon two ladies who received a refund which you do not fully know the circumstances behind. Who is passing judgment willy nilly?
If you had read the entire thread you would know that I was there during lunch when the parties were bragging about the refunds and how they planned to spend the money.
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