I think that if they really “cared”, for starters we should all be able to deduct every penny spent on medical/dental, vision instead of complying with the convoluted formulas and spending/income caps that is in the tax code.
Once again, the feds tell us what we owe them in taxes, what they are going to spend (though they mostly hide individual items so as not to inflame our senses and demand they not squander our money on their funding, say "artists" who dangle crucifixes in jars of urine) and now our GOP weenies want to tell us just how much of our own tax money they can "afford" to allow us to claim, based upon our ages, etc!
All of this just infuriates me, how dare they enter in to my health care needs and expenses!!!
Tax credits apply to those who pay no taxes, tax deductions cut taxes of only those who pay taxes.
Neither party cares about the individual, but they must make believe that they do. He who fakes caring the best and most gets the votes.