You're correct, and I am so sorry about your Dad. Your Mom should not be facing this kind of hit, but she definitely will be if this bill passes the Senate tomorrow or Friday.
I have a former co-worker in a very similar situation, and she is under tremedous emotional strain, trying to figure out how they are going to survive this financial hit - and all of it caused because the GOPe is raping our deductions so that the corporations can make out like bandits in this bill.
Please accept my prayer for you:
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Lord Jesus, all that exists in the world is yours. And all that we have, you have generously given to us. Father, if it be your will, I pray that this tax bill does not pass the Senate. Many middle class families will be hurt by it, and I believe it to be unjust. But let your will be done, not mine. I lift up Drago, and his parents. Please comfort them, especially his father who requires skilled medical care. Remind us Lord not to love money, but to constantly give you the glory for your provision and the blessings in our life. I ask all of these things in the name of Christ. Amen.
Thanks for the thoughts/prayer! I’ll be thinking of your former co-worker. Mom is 82, and I am gradually taking over their bill paying/finances as a “Power-of-Attorney”, etc...they are fortunately still just barely in the black with monthly expenses paid, but I was counting on the medical expense deduction to offset their “mandatory IRS IRA 70 1/2 disbursements” that add to their income tax bill. And heaven forbid that they are both in skilled nursing at the same time...in that situation w/o the medical deduction their budget is even more in the red.
More RINO “take care of our lobbyists 1st” crud.