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meadowlander

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22. Why do people who don't have kids not qualify for child tax credits?

Fri Jan 15, 2021, 03:40 PM

Jan 2021

Why do married people get tax benefits that single people don't?

Why do home-owners get tax breaks that renters don't?

The government wants to incentivise certain things (higher education, home-ownership, population replacement). There's nothing inherently wrong with a bill that doesn't apply to everyone as long as it's balanced out by other programmes.

Biden is also proposing $1.9 trillion in stimulus spending including increased unemployment benefits, bail outs for small businesses, etc. It's not like people who didn't go to college aren't going to benefit somewhere in there.

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Ugh. Here we go. Squinch Jan 2021 #1

Yep...... Butterflylady Jan 2021 #4

You beat me to it, sigh PatSeg Jan 2021 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2021 #17

I agree with Warren and Schumer and hope Biden cilla4progress Jan 2021 #2

hes not even in office yet! samnsara Jan 2021 #3

Seriously PatSeg Jan 2021 #13

I think we need to find out why college is so expensive. Mosby Jan 2021 #5

Yes. Payroll. Laelth Jan 2021 #14

Post removed Post removed Jan 2021 #6

You beat me to it. SoFlaBro Jan 2021 #16

10k is fine. Turin_C3PO Jan 2021 #8

What do people that didn't go to college get? Doesn't seem fair to them. redstateblues Jan 2021 #9

Also some people actually paid off their student debt. DURHAM D Jan 2021 #15

OMG!!!!! OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2021 #19

Why do people who don't have kids not qualify for child tax credits? meadowlander Jan 2021 #22

Yep. $10K is really weak sauce. n/t Laelth Jan 2021 #10

I have an idea. Take the public service loan forgiveness program that is a scam- ResistantAmerican17 Jan 2021 #11

Biden is right arlyellowdog Jan 2021 #12

What do you think about Republicans attempts to subvert democracy? mcar Jan 2021 #18

Want it all, want it now. If anything, with the expenses for just the last year, GemDigger Jan 2021 #20

Just fucking stop it relayerbob Jan 2021 #21

Oh, good Lord StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #23