I just got my W-2 (unemployment, cost, party, carry)

[MaseMan]

Originally Posted by hawkeye2009

I paid around $500K. Fortunately, I am cutting my income for 2013 to deny the feds more revenue. I would rather make less in income than to give those pigs one more cent. This is probably one of the reasons that federal revenues drop with tax increases. But I guess it is not about revenue, it is all about "fairness".

LOL. No one believes you.

[Pawporri]

Originally Posted by orlandochuck

I paid in about $5000 in federal taxes. I have a co worker who has a daughter that is unemployed, has no ambition to work, on welfare, a single mother of 4 children, all have different fathers. She is getting a $4000 refund. How does she get a refund like that? A refund suggests she paid something in.
This is whats wrong with America.

Welcome to the 1% !

[Bily Lovec]

Originally Posted by Iamme73

Another loser whining about welfare, and single moms, and the poor.
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you're a little confused about who the loser is.
the loser is the welfare mom who refuses to work, only an obama leg-humper would think otherwise.

[middle-aged mom]

Originally Posted by colcat

No, it does not require income earned.

Perhaps I am mistaken. Could you link to something credible that show this, please.

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by Arus

If she is earning nothing (on welfare) she has $0 income. How would she get $4000 in refunds?

That's right. No income means you do not have to file.
You cannot get any credits, etc. if you have no earned income.

I call bogus on this story.

[Fox Terrier]

Originally Posted by Darkatt

It's called EITC.

Earned Income Tax Credit Calculator

Welfare is earned income?

[Iamme73]

Originally Posted by Bily Lovec

you're a little confused about who the loser is.
the loser is the welfare mom who refuses to work, only an obama leg-humper would think otherwise.

I correctly named the loser.

I know conservatives hate single poor moms who use welfare and get a tax return.

That's because the core of conservatism is exclusion.

[Fox Terrier]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

It's called Head of Household. And the OP does not know how much she had taken out of her paycheck every week either.

Some people can't save on their own and have more than enough taken out of their paychecks so they get a big return each year.

IMHO it's pretty silly to let Uncle Sam have YOUR money all year.

She has no paycheck. She's on welfare.

[middle-aged mom]

Originally Posted by Darkatt

It's called EITC.

Earned Income Tax Credit Calculator

What about the term " earned income" is being lost here?

No income= no tax credit.

As an aside, EITC has been around since the 90's and is not an Obama initiative.

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by Fox Terrier

She has no paycheck. She's on welfare.

I know. I amended my post to add that I didn't realize the OP was talking about the co-worker's daughter.