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n2doc

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3. As Mitt put it, 47% don't pay income tax

Reply to Major Hogwash (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 07:55 AM

Nov 2015

So how does this help them? I would suspect that the only folks who would be able to take advantage of this in full would be a narrow band making 80-100K/yr. It would be interesting to see an analysis of exactly how many people could actually take advantage of this.

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Hillary Clinton Puts Family Caregiving on the Political Front-Burner [View all] riversedge Nov 2015 OP

This is going to be a major issue and I'm glad she's put it on her agenda. William769 Nov 2015 #1

Too little, too late. Major Hogwash Nov 2015 #2

As Mitt put it, 47% don't pay income tax n2doc Nov 2015 #3

You can receive tax credits as refunds even if you don't pay income tax Rose Siding Nov 2015 #11

Depends on how the tax credit is structured. n2doc Nov 2015 #22

THANK YOU Jongsun, Brian & Sandrea for canvassing for @HillaryClinton in riversedge Nov 2015 #4

What does this have to do with the OP? pipoman Nov 2015 #14

The point is that Hillary has lots of folks out doing the needed foot to make sure she is elected riversedge Nov 2015 #21

Single-payer for all be a big help. /nt NCjack Nov 2015 #5

Indeed /nt think Nov 2015 #9

+1,000,000 Auggie Nov 2015 #18

Hillary is trying to distract from her Wall st donors and *911 made me do it* Cosmic Kitten Nov 2015 #6

Can she offer any tax breaks houston16revival Nov 2015 #7

$1,200 per year would have made it much less burdensome, eh? pipoman Nov 2015 #15

1200 dollars. 50-70k minimum annual expenses for long term care. Warren Stupidity Nov 2015 #8

Her plan is for care in the home by relatives most likely. It will help. Now there is nothing riversedge Nov 2015 #28

1200 dollars. How does that actually help? Warren Stupidity Nov 2015 #30

Up to $1200. For costs that routinely run tens of thousands a year. AllyCat Nov 2015 #10

$1200 ain't nothing but a bribe. 2pooped2pop Nov 2015 #12

$6k won't pay for a single month in a residential facility pipoman Nov 2015 #13

We have needed to do something about the poor pay and lack of benefits for home health care workers. CBHagman Nov 2015 #16

So lets see what she is proposing. Promethean Nov 2015 #17

My opinion: Just a good line of political baloney. Paper Roses Nov 2015 #19

Providing care for an elderly or sick loved one should not mean sacrificing your own secure retireme riversedge Nov 2015 #20

front burner very low flame azurnoir Nov 2015 #23

Does Sander's plan even have a flame? Is the pilot lite on? riversedge Nov 2015 #25

Sanders has not attempted to separate home care from medical coverage azurnoir Nov 2015 #26

Does he Medicare for All "plan" cover home careGIVERS? to the degree Hillary's does?? riversedge Nov 2015 #27

$1200 per year? To that extent? Warren Stupidity Nov 2015 #31

Clinton�s Plan to Invest in the Caring Economy: Recognizing the Value of Family Caregivers and Home riversedge Nov 2015 #24

A very tiny drop in a gigantic bucket. CharlotteVale Nov 2015 #29