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Old 07-01-2025, 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Aces4 View Post
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.
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.