Is anyone else NOT looking forward to filing their taxes this year?

I'm walking around the store and people are commenting on how they'll spend their returns. Then they walk up to the register and they pay with their EBT cards... 🤦🏻‍♀️ Nothing wrong with public assistance but if you're getting a return shouldn't that return be spent on bettering your life and your childs life rather than the latest phones, gadgets or over priced sneakers?

I wonder if the Donald can hook me up with his account and if there are any loopholes I can take advantage of 🤦🏻‍♀️ Jk
I'd never do that. I think that'd come around and bite me in the ass.
I hate that I'm going to probably end up paying more than what they already took from my paychecks last year... 😖

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sighmeupforthat · 46-50, M

no matter the 'loop hole' one must be employed in order to obtain any form of assistance.

(or have had employment for a number of years if you're to the point you can't work regularly or at all any longer.)

then to request for assistance, there are time limited and renewal interviews.

if the agency or agencies involved find you're not following regulations your coverage will be suspended until you go in for an interview and re-evaluation.

KaysHealingPath · 36-40, F

I'm not talking about a loophole to get assistance
I'm talking about a loophole to pay less taxes lol 😂
In any case I was just kidding.

SW-User

I am not looking forward to filing mine. Despite it being a necessary part of life, it is still a nuissance

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KaysHealingPath · 36-40, F

I have kids but we still get fucked over
Because we have a small business... 😒

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Lizabee · F

I'm sure you make a fine conservative

KaysHealingPath · 36-40, F

I'm actually a moderate.

However the way I see it is if I can't make bank to get the luxuries I want when it not tax season than I should save that money for a rainy day.

I've been through hard times I've received government assist in the form of Wic and medical care for my kids and even a few bucks in food stamps for a few months when I was unemployed.

However when tax season rolled around and I was given a small return I (i had started working by the time tax season came around) saved it for an emergency- what If i ended up unemployed again? I needed to secure a month or two of rent.
I'm just saying that if we as humans are struggling it's not bad to get the assistance nor so I think people don't deserve it. however when you run into a few bucks or a couple thousand it would be wise not to spend it frivolously on needless and unnecessary labels rather than save it for an emergency or the betterment of your or your children's future.
We CAN and SHOULD make better choices.
But we can't force people to make them, it has to come from them.

bijouxbroussard · F

I think it's interesting that even welfare is taxed. Even if the government is subsidizing people who would be starving and indigent (based on the premise), they still want their kickback.

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KaysHealingPath · 36-40, F

@bijouxbroussard: that really sucks 😖
You don't just NEED your money you DESERVE it!

bijouxbroussard · F

@Tristemuneca: I always thought that was the idea of working all of one's life. I've [b]never[/b] received a penny of public assistance. I do believe that if the able-bodied on assistance had to do some type of work ("workfare") or turn in grades indicating school attendance it would be more just. And more people would be inclined to see it as transitional rather than as a lifestyle. I believe most people do use it as a life raft and move on as soon as they can, but that's not who you hear about.

KaysHealingPath · 36-40, F

@bijouxbroussard: I've been on assistance for a short period of time. Medical and wic, and I got like $90 a month in food stamps.
My oldest was 3.5 and my youngest was a few months old - I wasn't working because I had had a high risk pregnancy and I was fired for having to take time off to attend doctors appointments- I qualified for unemployment which I was on for a few months too then my husband had lost his job which is when we got the assistance mostly for the kids. My husband found a job not long after - part time and I got back to work shortly after I think it was like 3 months (that's the amount of time you were granted when I was on it before you had to re-certify) it definitely helped but I wanted more than just getting by. I need to know my kids next meals are secure, and that they have a roof over their heads. When taxes came around we saved every penny left after catching up with late bills.

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