• BB69@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Man struggling to feed his family pays next to no federal taxes and gets a fat refund in February/March and is likely eligible to get assistance for feeding said family.

    He should ask his state where the sales tax is going

    Wars aren’t cool tho

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        10 months ago

        Didn’t say that, just saying that it’s a tired argument that the average struggling American is over taxed. That’s an argument used by the wealthy to cut their taxes.

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              10 months ago

              Tax = monetary exchange between government and an entity. They can be negative. The money doesn’t flow just one way. Just ask amazon.

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            But they’re eligible for tax credits that end up reimbursing or paying them more than what the total liability was anyways. Not to mention the benefits they’re eligible for being under poverty levels.

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                Look, I’m not sure of anything about you, but I grew up poor. I’ve worked in banking for 7 years. When people of poverty come in to money, the vast majority don’t save it for essentials, they go out and spend it on luxuries.

                You could drop 10k in their accounts every year, it’s going to be spent on tvs, cars, clothes, iPhones, whatever.

                The real solution is lowering the cost of essentials.

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                  You say they spend it on TVs, cars, clothes, iPhones, whatever, like it’s a bad thing. A good tv is only a few hundred so 3% of your 10,000. If someone is trying to improve their employment they will need new clothes, reliable transportation, and reliable communication. 10,000 for a car is not a good car, but enough to get to work on time. I agree that lowering the cost of essentials is good, but incredibly hard in a free market. It’s easier to raise wages through legislation

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                  Oh, or you’re one of those people who think they know what other people should consider “essential”, and think anything that isn’t good voting and shelter is a luxury with no value to a human? I guess in that situation the UBI results wouldn’t impact your opinion.

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    Personally I don’t mind the (what is it now?) seven failed audits! It’s unpatriotic to expect the military to know what it did with our money! /s

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    Nothing pisses me off more than my hard earned tax money gets spent on shit like affordable health care, mental health initiatives and feeding the homeless.

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    I’m all for a blanket cut to taxes, but that’s apparently controversial as well.

    It’s clear the US government has a surplus of tax funds they’re burning. It would be better spent in our hands. I for one would like to keep the money I work for.

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      We all like to think that way. But your not going to build a bridge, fix a road or fund a hospital are you with your money? Also I am talking about taxes in general not specifically the US.

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      It would be better spent in our hands. I for one would like to keep the money I work for.

      B-but that’s communism! /s