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Can anyone speak to how taxes are appropriated? Because in all of this talk about MID and perhaps how eliminating it might level the playing field, that only se

Can anyone speak to how taxes are appropriated? Because in all of this talk about MID and perhaps how eliminating it might level the playing field, that only seems to make sense if that money is then appropriated to lower income individuals. I mean the government could simply take that surplus of taxes and shove it into the military for all we know, which in the end doesn't help anyone given our already exorbitant military spending budget. I also wonder how much of this is personal accountability, and I say this as someone who has voted for and willingly pays additional taxes to provide low income housing opportunities in my community. I mean one of the families that was highlighted was a family of 6 that lives off of $50k/yr with only one parent working. Personally I can't imagine raising one child on $50k/yr in the greater Boston area, let alone 4, and knowingly not trying to have both parents employed. The wife even mentions that the husband was out of work for 8 months...were you not trying to fill in the gap? Even a minimum wage job should cover the cost of day care for their youngest child, who is too young for full-time schooling. I'm really trying to be on the side of some of these folks, but their stories and situations find it hard for me to empathize.

ianai 9y ago
Why would you remove something to lower everyone? How about looking for tax incentives for renters? Maybe make rent increases tax deductible. I read this as a tale about "how the property owners are standing on the promise of the working class".
xherberta 9y ago
>Even a minimum wage job should cover the cost of day care for their youngest child, who is too young for full-time schooling. In many markets, no it won't, if you can even find a daycare with an opening. Anyway, this plan sounds like a net negative for the family unless the job can cover daycare PLUS commuting costs, work wardrobe, increased food costs (less time to cook from scratch), and the hassle involved with finding alternate care when any of the four kids are sick. Some people consider the "humanity value" of having a parent at home to care for children to be worth the financial downside. That's their choice. By the way, most developed nations agree... From the New Republic: *Among developed nations, the U.S. is now the only one that doesn’t guarantee some kind of paid employee leave available for new parents." http://bit.ly/2pZ03Ay http://bit.ly/2pZ03Ay

ianai 9y ago

Why would you remove something to lower everyone? How about looking for tax incentives for renters? Maybe make rent increases tax deductible. I read this as a tale about "how the property owners are standing on the promise of the working class".

xherberta 9y ago

>Even a minimum wage job should cover the cost of day care for their youngest child, who is too young for full-time schooling. In many markets, no it won't, if you can even find a daycare with an opening. Anyway, this plan sounds like a net negative for the family unless the job can cover daycare PLUS commuting costs, work wardrobe, increased food costs (less time to cook from scratch), and the hassle involved with finding alternate care when any of the four kids are sick. Some people consider the "humanity value" of having a parent at home to care for children to be worth the financial downside. That's their choice. By the way, most developed nations agree... From the New Republic: *Among developed nations, the U.S. is now the only one that doesn’t guarantee some kind of paid employee leave available for new parents." http://bit.ly/2pZ03Ay http://bit.ly/2pZ03Ay