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Location: The Chatterdome in La La Land, CaliFUNia
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Originally Posted by hippydippyman
I don't think my income tax dollars should go for designer purses and shoes.
College students tend to be struggling so that tax credit is often utilize to assist them with educational expenses. By the way, I'm having a challenging time believing that anyone going to a JC actually received 4K back in taxes. Maybe they were due a refund for other reasons, I dunno. Why would they be telling YOU of all people about the size of their refund anyhow, especially considering how much contempt you seem to have for them for even receiving a tax refund. I am calling your bluff.
Yep, it would need to be, roughly 20%. Thats if you leave SSI and medicare taxes alone as they are now.
If you take all taxes, and try to lump them into one tax, it'd be around 35% per person making above 40K a year.
That'd still be cheaper than I'm paying now, counting SS and Medicare.
I was thinking 18-20% including SSI and Medicare. I think that's doable considering many more people will be paying into the system. Maybe the gov will actually cut some of the fat
Location: The Chatterdome in La La Land, CaliFUNia
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This is the mentality that will destroy the United States of America. They have both graduated are working in minimum wage jobs.
Maybe they are working minimum wage jobs because there isn't many jobs available right now. I'm sure they are looking for better opportunities and it sounds as if the refund they received (if this is actually true) was well needed to help make ends meet.
You can disbelieve if you want. I was at the family dinner where the happy recipients were bragging about thieir "refunds". You are calling my bluff? Good for you.
Location: The Chatterdome in La La Land, CaliFUNia
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In this economy they are not likely to get good paying jobs and they seem to be quite content making minimum wage.
Not too many folks are content earning minimum wages especially if they have graduated college. No one could support themselves really on minimum wages unless they are living at home with the parents.
My friend's daughter and daughter-in-law received more than $4000 from the IRS. They paid nothing near that in taxes but the fact that they attended a junior college qualified them for "credits". I guess this is my wealth being redistributed. I can tell you that these two young women will not spend the money wisely.
No they are spending their future tax dollars. Just like you did when you went to school. When they Graduate they will make a larger income and pay more in taxes. It's an investment that the government makes. AS for you let me know when you've paid for that road that runs in front of you house.
Location: The Chatterdome in La La Land, CaliFUNia
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Exactly. These two young women are not likely to ever be real taxpayers. One is 23 years old with 4 children and the other is 25 years old with a history of having multiple jobs from which she was fired.
And these are FRIENDS of yours? With friends such as you, who needs enemies?
No they are spending their future tax dollars. Just like you did when you went to school. When they Graduate they will make a larger income and pay more in taxes. It's an investment that the government makes. AS for you let me know when you've paid for that road that runs in front of you house.
The OP claims that they are already working, and making enough to get a 4000 dollar tax return.
They are 25 and 26, have 7 kids between them, and still have enough time to work, and go to school.
I personally don't know anyone making less than 60,000 a year, who got a 4000 dollar tax refund. But, maybe thats just me.
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