“This is depressing. Democrats and Republicans have no concern for the deficit, no concern for incentives, and no qualms about buying votes with the taxpayer’s money.”
You know, I don’t understand some Freepers. Pubs are always saying how we pay too much in taxes to the federal gov’t, and how the citizens suffer from the burden of these high taxes. So here we have Congress wanting to give us our tax money back in the form of direct payments right into our personal accounts, in other words, a tidy tax rebate, in other words less $ for the gov’t, more $ for us of our own hard earned money. What’s not to like? Why do you protest so hard against the gov’t giving us back our money? Sounds like a win win to me.
One school of thought is because of our astronomical debt and unfunded liabilities, they’re saying the government isn’t in any position financially to give us all these large sums of money, which is a valid argument.
Then there are others who think since we have been paying in our whole working life, it’s good to get some of it back.
Both, in my opinion, are reasonable arguments
Those who pay a lot of taxes get nothing back. Those who pay zero taxes get this full amount. This is not a tax rebate. This is our grandchildren’s debt.
Because it’s not their money either. It doesn’t exist. We are 26 trillion in debt.
It is really like wanting scraps from a crumbling empire.
The only thing that gives us a chance is the government keeps replacing all the debts at 4% with new debts at 1% or less. It will keep our yearly payment on interest to 300 billion or so
Full disclaimer. I am going to take that money when it comes to me.
we should be looking out for the next generations of ours and adding trillions to the debt isn’t looking out for them.
I agree with you to an extent. It’s very difficult situation
Let me spend my tax money rather than the government bureaucracy.
Leni