We really only have ourselves to blame. When was the last time you could ‘believe’ anything Mother Government was trying to ‘give or take’ from you? I spent ALL of my working years thwarting the Tax Man at every turn. It was my hobby, actually. ;)
EVERY tax-paying American really needs to sit down and LEARN about their taxes, what is owed and when and take the steps needed to reduce your taxable income wherever you can.
It always AMAZED me that people REJOICED over getting a Tax Refund, and how they were going to spend it and treat themselves with it! *Rolleyes*
That’s money Mother Government CONFISCATED FROM YOU and got to use for her hare-brained SCHEMES, INTEREST-FREE from YOU for an entire YEAR, ya dolt! All I can do is shake my head...
My best year ever? I got $22 back from my state and owed $57 to the Feds. Now THAT is watching your hard-earned money like a hawk!
If I can do it, anyone can. Never an audit, either.
(Well...up until now, since I’m being so, ‘Unpatriotic’ and admitting to not blindly handing over my cash like a good little Serf! Screw. Them.)
These same people think that the government sends a bigger gift (refund) to rich people than to them and are not happy about it.
Some Republican congress critters and pundits are still saying "give people back more of their money" instead of "let people keep more of their own money." Words mean something. The title EITC is another misnomer. It is a welfare payment, not a refund.
People also call their EBT payments their "paycheck." It should be titled: Thank you very much Taxpayers card.