Posted on 10/24/2024 2:57:39 PM PDT by Bogle
Out of the blue, my 10-year-old son told me he didn't like Trump because Trump was going to give tax cuts to billionaires, but he liked Kamala because she was going to help the people who aren't rich. He didn't get this from school--he got it from a constant barrage of commercials.
I've had no problems explaining other leftist follies to him, but explaining taxes to a 10-year-old? Do any of you know how to approach taxes with a 10-year-old?
My awakening came in my high school job, when I was psyched to get my first paycheck, and got bummed when I saw the deductions.
PERFECT
Show him the video of Trump at McDonald’s, and tell him that Trump is going to give him french fries and his favorite milk shake.
Excellent.
And, bonus skittles to the cheater if he is an ILLEGAL INVADER.
I explained it to my son and he promptly fired his first grade teacher.
Not sure this is what you’re looking for but check out the TeachersPayTeachers.com website. I clicked in and found this
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Where-do-my-Tax-Dollars-Go-an-activity-on-government-spending-2193642
There may be some simpler activities, I didn’t look that hard but was curious if anything on taxes was there. Good luck! I’m proud of your child for being curious enough to question any taxes at 10 years old!
So one of your problems is taxes, but the other problem is propaganda from those commercials.
When Trump gave tax breaks to the rich fat cats, he ALSO gave tax breaks to the little guys.
The fat cats got money, so they were able to keep people employed, instead of letting them go. The little guys got to keep their jobs AND benefited from the tax cuts Trump gave them also. It’s called win-win, and Trump is VERY MUCH into win-win decisions.
LOL
Skittle math is real
Sounds like he watches to much tv.
He should be out squirrel hunting.
Even before they started school my kids wondered why Daddy always had to go to work. I explained to them that Daddy had to make money in order to buy noodles (their favorite food was mac 'n cheese) and school busses.
By the age of ten we would be having discussions about how a baker adds value to his ingredients by baking bread and about how he can use his profits to invest in production improvements that benefit both his customers and himself.
As a wise person once noted; In the Soviet Union people waited in line to buy bread, while in the U.S. bread is lined up waiting for buyers.
My nephew explained to his daughter, whose teachers told students taxes were good.
I don’t know exactly what he did but, IIRC, it had to do with taking bites out of her sandwiches. She learned about taxes in about 5 minutes.
Tx. Kids should learn about inflation, along the lines of that model, too.
Yes. That’s always a good one, especially if your kid is an overachieving straight-A student.
That is how I explained it to my kids.
High A’s GT kids and very driven. I explained to them that their achievements would be rewarded to lazy ass kids. They were pissed.
Kids understand skittles. Don’t mess with their skittles!
Speaking of kids mine asked me about sources for the economic data the govt puts out and lies about. Anybody have reliable sources for such?
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