It’s not miniscule. $8k does not seem like a lot, but when the median household income is $56k, it’s 14% tax drain on that family. That is huge. The article

It’s not miniscule. $8k does not seem like a lot, but when the median household income is $56k, it’s 14% tax drain on that family. That is huge. The article mentions $260B yearly cost. That’s about $2k in taxes per working adult.