drbuzzard told you - “He EARNED the money. Not one penny of yours came from your pocket and jumped into his.”
you said - Indeed it did... every extra nickle he got to keep was a extra nickle I had to pay. It was a redistribution of wealth from me to him. I EARNED the extra money that I had to pay in taxes to support his deduction(s) too.
Your not thinking very clearly this morning, are you?
babygene - I missed this in the thread and drbuzzard was apparently standing in response to your apparent outrage that I claim tax deductions.
Let me make this real simple. I pay approximately 40 grand a year in taxes (including state and local) after all of my deductions.
Please explain how you pay for me?
Why do you believe that I owe you because I have three little future taxpayers in my home and take deductions for them?
Why do you feel entitled to the fruits of my labor?
Are you on the right forum?
“Why do you believe that I owe you because I have three little future taxpayers in my home and take deductions for them? Why do you feel entitled to the fruits of my labor?”
To the extent that one person or class of person gets to take a deduction that others do not get, the group not getting the deduction are subsidizing the other.
Let me make it simple for you... Half the people in this country pay NO federal taxes because of the deductions they get. Some even get a refund even though they pay no taxes.
Of necessity, that means those of us that do pay taxes have to be taxed at a higher rate to make up for it. How can you say that I (or we) are not subsidizing them. They use government services too and are not paying their share. We are paying it for them - out of our pocket.
Got it?