But don’t forget EIC, TANF, EBT, Obamphones, free internet, Section 8 housing, heating assistance, etc in the equation.
yup. in the end they end up with a negative tax rate.
As a conservative, methinks one should be able to live independently at a level where government doesn’t take anything. Forget all the “benefits”; earning a pittance on a sustenance acre - outright official poverty - should not elicit any demand from the tax man.
Taxes should be paid on benefits received. Get free rent of $1,000 so pay taxes on $12,000 income. Same with food stamps etc.