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Originally Posted by Aces4
It casts a wider net for those low income seniors who are paying income taxes and are stretching to make ends meet. We know quite a few in that position. If you are not paying any income taxes at this point, you are already ahead in the tax dept.
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No, it really doesn't help low income seniors. We're not "ahead" in any department. If we were in a financial position to have to pay more tax, it'd mean we were earning a lot more income than we are now. That'd be a great thing.
The fact that we don't pay income tax means we're TOO POOR. There's nothing "ahead" about that.
Getting an additional $6000 bonus won't do us ANY good, at all. It gives people who are NOT poor a bonus, and poor people continue to be poor.