it is in the house, but, never gets looked at.

http://www.fairtax.org

take a look

--- ken barber <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> not fair at all. http://www.fairtax.org this is.
> --- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Hi Kat,
> >
> >    Not all single parents get the $400. Child must
> > be born between now =
> > and 1985. So people with kids 16 and up - don't
> get
> > the break. I fail to =
> > understand the logic. If you claim a child - you
> > should get the benefit. =
> > So both mine are 1986 vintage - so no cookies.
> Side
> > note altho I had =
> > Alex last year from April on - I was not allowed
> to
> > claim her on my =
> > taxes even tho I do 100% of her support - non
> blood
> > relations must live =
> > with you for a year before you can cliam them.
> This
> > doesn't seem fair =
> > either. The state of Virginia gave me sole
> custody,
> > surely a legal =
> > document should show just cause for being able to
> > claim her.  Nothing =
> > about system seems fair or logical.
> >
> >
> Trisha
> >
> > > I'm not getting any of that $400, remember?
> It's
> > an earned income
> > > credit for children, not singletons without
> > children.
> > >=20
> > > Let me make it clear that I don't begrudge the
> > parents that $400; God
> > > knows they need it.  It's just that the $3 less
> in
> > taxes per paycheck
> > > isn't much to put back into the economy and I'd
> > far rather that were =
> > put
> > > into social welfare and environmental programs.
> > >=20
> > > Kat
> > >=20
> > > Cleveland, Kyle E. wrote:
> > > > Well, Kat, the "official" line on the avg.
> $400
> > per family =
> > check/cheque was
> > > > that we (the average American compulsive
> > over-spender) would toss =
> > that check
> > > > back into the economic river as fast as we
> could
> > get it out of our =
> > mailboxes
> > > > and into the bank.  That was supposed to
> > "kick-start" the economy =
> > and put
> > > > Mr. Bush into a favorable light as the
> president
> > who gave back some =
> > of the
> > > > tax dollars we all complain about having to
> pay.
> >  Isn't that a =
> > pretty fair
> > > > assessment of the administration's logic?
> > Trouble is, I don't know =
> > of a
> > > > soul who thought this was a good idea.  I know
> > no one who thought =
> > the check
> > > > they're supposed to get this summer (Btw,
> > haven't got mine yet. Have =
> > you?)
> > > > was worth the kick in the knees it gave to an
> > already unsteady =
> > economic
> > > > recovery.  Now, the recovery has stopped and
> > we're back to deficit =
> > spending
> > > > again (to be fair, though, our economic
> slowdown
> > started before the
> > > > election--it just didn't become apparent until
> > GWB was already in =
> > office).
> > > >
>
>
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