Isn't it NICE!

[Shawnee123]

First thing I notice is the minimum wage earner paid $1,225 in Federal income taxes and somehow got a tax credit of $5,020. Obviously that won't happen.

What won't happen? People make money on taxes? I see about 1000 tax returns a year. Total tax liability means nothing. There is profit to be made, presumably made up by those of us with no exemptions whose tax liablity is an actual positive number. You only need to see the line at H & R Block, those getting taxes done as soon as W2 is in hand, so they can get their 4 or 5 grand. I'll be waiting until April 15th, to pay in what my paycheck deductions didn't cover. We ARE the village that raises the children, we just don't all get credit for it, and probably didn't have any hand in the procreation or in the decision-making behind the procreation, or even an orgasm.

May have been off topic but that line caught my eye.

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

and probably didn't have any hand in the procreation or in the decision-making behind the procreation, or even an orgasm.

So get out there, have an orgasm or two, pop out a precious little tax deduction, and live high on the dole!

Disclaimer: the tax deduction does not cover the cost of raising a child. It may not even cover the cost of an orgasm.

[Shawnee123]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

So get out there, have an orgasm or two, pop out a precious little tax deduction, and live high on the dole!

Disclaimer: the tax deduction does not cover the cost of raising a child. It may not even cover the cost of an orgasm.

Ahh yes, I know this. This is what I'm told: it costs money to raise a child. Yep. And as part of the society I am willing to give to the village (in school taxes and the like) to help with that, to help our society. But no, I don't agree that I have any inherent responsibility in any individual's decision to have a child...

Zero tax liability? I can see that. 5 grand profit? Bullshit. If you can't afford a child then don't have them. Way too many do for taxes and pell grants.

So, the whole "it takes money to raise a child so fork it over" argument has never done anything but stick in my craw. I made my decision: I should get tax credit for not overpopulating the planet with little versions of crazy me.