30,417,609 Paid $0 Income Taxes, Got $89.6 Billion Back

Townhall.com ^ | December 20, 2017 | Terry Jeffrey

[AlaskaErik]

Where do I sign up. I sent over $16k to the IRS and didn’t get anything back.

[Lurkinanloomin]

I bet half of that $89 billion goes to illegal aliens.

[Peter ODonnell]

That explains the topic above this one in the menu (at the time I looked) ... “Socialism still popular in the U.S. despite the Venezuelan example.”

[Aria]

Gee...I want your money too...how do I get the government to give it to me?

[sparklite2]

it has made 30,417,609 filers who pay no income taxes dependent on government by handing them $89,614,669,000 in a single year.

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Of that 30,417,609 filers who pay no income taxes, how many are retired and living on social security? And is SS part of the $89,614,669,000? It would help to know.

[stylin19a]

ping

[samadams2000]

Dirt bag republicans. Thanks for nothing you treasonous swamp creature bastards.

[Sequoyah101]

“There were 30,417,609 filers who did not pay income taxes and received $89,614,869,000 in cash back from the federal government.

In other words, they got $89,614,869,000 in welfare payments.”

And this is dead damn wrong. Anybody who earns even a penny should pay the very same percentage of their income in taxes or forfeit their privilege to vote.

If you don’t have a dog in the hunt you don’t participate in the spoils.

[Sequoyah101]

SS is NONE of the amount.

The discussion is about UNEARNED INCOME TAX CREDITS. That is not SS.

[CatOwner]

So? What’s the problem? It’s the bigger picture, right? That’s what everyone keeps telling me after I say our federal tax bill will rise in 2018 (our first full year in retirement).

[Mouton]

and when polled, these are the POS who are against any tax cuts.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Kaslin.

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[Flaming Conservative]

Math is not my strong suit. Will someone please explain more clearly to me, how a person who pays in no taxes gets a refund?

[caww]

Children...tax credit...

[Flaming Conservative]

We’re on social security. We no longer have to pay income tax, but we certainly get nothing back.

[CatOwner]

We’re on social security. We no longer have to pay income tax, but we certainly get nothing back.

One of us is on Social Security + Medicare; the other on a modest pension + under-65 medical insurance. Other than that we have interest income for 2018. 85% of that Social Security is taxed. We're looking at a several thousand dollar federal tax bill next year. We also don't qualify for any ACA subsidy, so the under-65 medical insurance comes at a steep cost. We're looking at a $450-700 tax increase over the current tax system in 2018 in addition to increase medical premiums with the under-65 medical insurance. We are so delighted right now reading about these stories. /s

[OldAsDirt]

Thank G-d we have have a plethora of takers...

[Luigi Vasellini]

Great article

[SuperLuminal]

Amazing...Depressing...Disgusting...WTF...