Posted on 02/12/2018 6:13:11 AM PST by artichokegrower
Tax season is in full swing across California, as millions collect documents, download software and hassle their accountants.
But for millions of Californians, tax time provides a vital financial lifeline thanks to one of the most successful, but underused, anti-poverty programs – the federal Earned Income Tax Credit.
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Transfer of income from a working family to others via the EITC good.
Letting a working family retain their own income through Trump Tax Plan bad.
Well stated.
“underused”? LOL
the federal Earned Income Tax Credit=Federal Welfare
It also is a method to award those paying inferior wages by subsidizing them with federal dollars.
Not sure why they call it an earned income credit. Nothing earned about it. Makes me wonder how my folks managed to raise 2 kids, have a house, new vehicles, put us through college without these “benefits” from the govt
Get your free money here.
We are liberals.
We’ve got what it takes to get what you’ve got.
CW-II, coming soon to your local sh*thole.
I see client tax returns as part of my work. Not long ago I saw a 2015 return with a shade over $20K in gross income, about $600 in federal withholding, and an $11,000 refund, due to a large household and plenty of EITC. The end of welfare as we knew it in 1998, was the beginning of a welfare as we refuse to acknowledge it - the tax code.
Illegal Alien Mama has 3 Anchor babies, collects all the welfare goodies,housing,medical,ebt,school lunches,cable,utilities,.... She also Qualifies for the EITC credit on behalf of her 3 anchor babies.
Illegal Alien Daddy lives there too, they are NOT married, he works in construction and gets paid under the table.
Thank God American Citizens are here to PAY for it all.
Under-used? When Mexicans are cashing thousands of EITC checks in Mexico, sent by illegals to “nieces and nephews” with no way to check where the money really goes, this propaganda is laughable.
Calexit kids are fond of telling the world their state is the world’s sixth largest economy. Given that, why would anyone need an EIC benefit anyway? If the state economy is raging along as claimed, these people should be in well-paying jobs, well beyond the threshold for EIC qualification.
You have to have some earned income to qualify. My brother-in-law owns a small farm and he always reported a loss-until he found this tax credit. Now he shows a little bit of income from the farm (not enough to pay any taxes) and get this credit because of his daughter.
Some answers to how your ‘parents did it’......
They didn’t buy a new car every 3 years.
They didn’t LEASE new cars even more often.
They didn’t eat out for a huge majority of meals.
They didn’t have their kids in every possible ‘sporting’ or competitive event available. WE played with baseball & gloves on our own lawns.
They didn’t have a new outfit for every occasion.
They used the same Halloween costumes for the kids as the younger ones grew into them-—and none of those ‘costumes’ came form a store.
They didn’t have $3000 TV’s in every room.
They didn’t have Playstation & other items.
MOST OF ALL: The TELEPHONE in the house was in one place-—(mine was attached to the wall & we had to crank it to make a call)——and every member of the household, no matter how young, DID NOT have a cell phone.
How many times do we see someone on one of the “Judge Judy” shows that hasn’t paid their rent, yet they have a massive cell phone bill??? Won’t pay the RENT & willing to pay for a $600 a month cell phone bill??? Just plain nuts.
IT IS A PHONE, people-———NOT a ‘computer in your pocket’.
I would be willing to bet that alot of people under the age of 30 couldn’t look something up in the World Book Encyclopedia if they had to. They reach for their ‘Smart Phone’. NOW-—THEY are no longer smart-—
No one can remember a single phone number-——because they relay on their ‘phone’.
My parents raised 4 kids-—all of us became self-employed & 3 of the 4 hired others. One brother had 65 employees .....with a high school education only.
The EIC is a massive wealth transfer from taxpayers to illegals. Period.
Or as we call it “Free Government Money”.
I know a family that had 9 kids. Their Tax refund was larger than their take-home pay.
I am not feeling their pain.....
They say you vote with your feet....do not like the tax situation in CA or Sacramento, LA, etc., MOVE!
Tell me how you feel about telephones? :)
In all seriousness, you are correct. Like my parents, I buy my vehicles new and keep them 10 years. I purchased a new one in 2016 and I still have my 2006 which I will probably sell soon.
Eating out was a treat, mostly on a Sunday when mom didn’t want to cook. I love to cook, so don’t eat out that often.
I played rec soccer but mostly had my nose in multiple books. Still a voracious reader and thrilled that my 7 year old niece appreciates a book. A real book, not some stupid e-reader.
Had one TV in the family room until I purchased the smallest TV imaginable to keep in my room when I turned 16. Guess what, didn’t have cable either. I didn’t get one of the new fangled flat screen smart TVs until 2015. Had a huge box TV that my parents purchased for me when I bought my home in 2003.
Didn’t have a phone in my room until I was 16 and guess what, didn’t have a different phone number either.
I’m not opposed to my nephews having their own phones. These are different times. Their parents have the financial means to pay for them. Nice house, nice vehicles, they don’t want for anything and other than the house maintain a debt free lifestyle.
You failed to mention ever single kid with a tablet as well. I do support some of the educational things you can do on them, but I guarantee that my 17 y/o and 15 y/o nephews are “learning” anything on it.
If it makes you feel better, I know all my important numbers. Parents home, sister, best friend, etc.
Don’t get me started on giving money to illegals. I’m first gen American. My parents and paternal grandfather all immigrated legally. Grandfather and father served in the Army. At no point did any of them get/take government handouts, other than my dad using his benefits to pursue his bachelors and masters degrees.
I simply have to shake my head and wonder if/when my handouts will make it to me. I won’t ever see all the money I’m contributing to SSI.
“”(mine was attached to the wall & we had to crank it to make a call)””
You forgot to say you had to push a button and hold it in while you cranked the handle....and lift the receiver before doing any of that to see if someone else was using the line!!! Remember it well.... After the line was clear you heard, “number please” unless you were ringing a neighbor on your line. Ours was “35A” a long and a short!
BUT also if we weren’t tall enough to talk into the phone, we had to stand on a chair!! We’re pretty doggone old all right!
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