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CakeGrrl

(10,611 posts)
12. Single, no kids here. Got a refund because of mortgage interest and property taxes
Wed Apr 18, 2012, 10:57 PM
Apr 2012

but I recall thinking how my sisters were lucky to be able to claim 'head of household'.

On the other hand, I guess it balances out in terms of the money it costs to raise a family.

hey, people with no kids have tons more money to spend right? like gays? oh, wait nt msongs Apr 2012 #1
I'm single and got a refund bluestateguy Apr 2012 #2
I have no children and I got a refund. Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #3
I had to pay ove a thousand this year mindwalker_i Apr 2012 #4
our kids are all grown up newspeak Apr 2012 #76
If you were living off "a little above minimum wage" former9thward Apr 2012 #121
well, hubby makes under 15 an hour and we must pay for health insurance newspeak Apr 2012 #224
Yes that is a nasty penalty. former9thward Apr 2012 #227
Must have taken too much medicine tonight - edgineered Apr 2012 #5
I have two kids age six and three...we wrote a check alcibiades_mystery Apr 2012 #6
Just wait until those kids reach college age Art_from_Ark Apr 2012 #33
Tell me about it.... truebrit71 Apr 2012 #226
i do not pay taxes with you. dionysus Apr 2012 #7
:) pinboy3niner Apr 2012 #51
Lol XanaDUer Apr 2012 #164
Me, me, me. nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #8
so you have no problem hfojvt Apr 2012 #24
Perhaps I realize those kids nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #25
yeah, the great part about that is hfojvt Apr 2012 #30
So you agree with the op nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #36
The hardest part is affording housing as a single person. dkf Apr 2012 #90
Here is a huge clue nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #95
single people can still get roommates. noamnety Apr 2012 #176
So you should get your own house, while others must room up joeglow3 Apr 2012 #222
Well they are MARRIED. You want them to be able to live separately? dkf Apr 2012 #223
So who is going to be paying your Social Security? (nt) SATIRical Apr 2012 #78
If you didn't have to pay for other people you could have saved it. dkf Apr 2012 #89
Yep, but that is not how the system works. SATIRical Apr 2012 #93
ah, but the math says hfojvt Apr 2012 #113
Two things wrong with your math SATIRical Apr 2012 #114
those are not the numbers I came up with hfojvt Apr 2012 #117
No, the point is SATIRical Apr 2012 #119
I will be receiving a benefit hfojvt Apr 2012 #122
lol unapatriciated Apr 2012 #171
current world population above 7 billion. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #139
TY stuntcat Apr 2012 #161
+1 bahrbearian Apr 2012 #183
And I assume you're headed over to Guinea-Bissou right now, where the so-called "population problem" Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #200
Can the snark. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #205
So if no Americans have babies, the population issue in Zimbabwe is solved? Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #208
Please post accepted research and links to back up your remarks. Thanks. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #213
Why don't you tell me which data point you think needs Additional verification. Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #214
What irritates me is that you are snarking at me and waving data BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #215
Okay, well maybe you missed the part about how we've had this argument (DU, not you and me) several Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #216
I think some of my links, or one, anyway BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #228
I'm sure they'll engage you on it in an earnest fashion, as is their wont. Although maybe via text. Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #229
and a marked propensity for vituperation and snark. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #232
It's that generation gap, again Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #233
OK, then BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #234
Gen x is definitely a demographic divot between boomers & millenials Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #235
These kids will someday pay into the Social Security that you'll collect LiberalEsto Apr 2012 #68
that's assuming I live long enough to collect anything hfojvt Apr 2012 #111
What return rate do you get on your investments? SATIRical Apr 2012 #115
in your example, the single person is better off Bill McBlueState Apr 2012 #193
thank you hfojvt Apr 2012 #196
I'm married with one (and soon to be two) seeviewonder Apr 2012 #9
We sent off $3,116.00 SoCalDem Apr 2012 #10
Sounds like you would have been a crappy parent anyways! What.... Logical Apr 2012 #11
This is a rude and mean post. Crappy PARENTS are the ones who don't do society a favour. Darth_Kitten Apr 2012 #65
+1 nashville_brook Apr 2012 #101
Most definitely! n/t BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #206
If that's not a personal attack, I don't know what is. ceile Apr 2012 #138
did you read the OP... be consistent fascisthunter Apr 2012 #145
Single, no kids here. Got a refund because of mortgage interest and property taxes CakeGrrl Apr 2012 #12
I am single and retired and I wrote a check for over $15000 for federal tax doc03 Apr 2012 #13
single, retired, got a nice refund shanti Apr 2012 #177
Hmmm? Grandma raised 3 kids last year, with daycare, graduation, etc...., so we LIVE on the refund. txwhitedove Apr 2012 #14
Aww.. Bless your heart.. Fumesucker Apr 2012 #15
I can't bring myself to be outraged that having dependents results in deductions fishwax Apr 2012 #16
God, really. This whole thread is absurd. (nt) Posteritatis Apr 2012 #83
Single. No kids of my own, but did put one niece and one nephew through college. WillowTree Apr 2012 #17
Plenty of childfree people get refunds and don't "have" to spend it on kids -- what's your point? n gateley Apr 2012 #18
the point is not about the refund, it is about the tax bill hfojvt Apr 2012 #41
There is no special deduction for children. And where are you getting those numbers? ieoeja Apr 2012 #79
that's right the exemption newspeak Apr 2012 #84
Just as exemptions are per person, one could argue that the bracket range should be multipled too. ieoeja Apr 2012 #118
Inventing? hfojvt Apr 2012 #133
Your numbers differ from what I see published. ieoeja Apr 2012 #140
you are adding that wrong hfojvt Apr 2012 #178
Its more than that Sgent Apr 2012 #109
there is an accursed tax credit of $1,000 per child hfojvt Apr 2012 #132
"Does that seem like a fair tax system to you..?" Chan790 Apr 2012 #186
If sending a relatively small check to Uncle Sam is the price... Rochester Apr 2012 #19
Oh, goodie. Yet another parent-and-children-bashing liberalhistorian Apr 2012 #20
+1. TheWraith Apr 2012 #39
I hear ya. I also have no problem liberalhistorian Apr 2012 #92
Mostly married people with children vote the politicians in that are also married and doc03 Apr 2012 #21
Fellow renting folks, how much did you love writing the check out to the IRS after hearing all the Luminous Animal Apr 2012 #22
I've owned 3 homes hfojvt Apr 2012 #34
Your problem is you need a better accountant, not others with children. (nt) jeff47 Apr 2012 #123
I had $9500 of my income exempt from taxes. LiberalFighter Apr 2012 #23
You avoid restaurants? pipoman Apr 2012 #61
lots of negativity in the replies hfojvt Apr 2012 #26
+1 REP Apr 2012 #27
Pockets being picked? Luminous Animal Apr 2012 #37
the record is clear hfojvt Apr 2012 #43
I'm not real sure what you are complaining about here, you want the mortgage deduction gone snooper2 Apr 2012 #81
Did you read the link? hfojvt Apr 2012 #108
I think you should read this, then some of the comments snooper2 Apr 2012 #112
+1. That's how it is in America. Everyone is concerned the next person SammyWinstonJack Apr 2012 #48
Those children will be subsidizing your retirement. nt laundry_queen Apr 2012 #42
as the poster subsidized the retirements of others. so? HiPointDem Apr 2012 #45
That's exactly the point. I'm sorry you missed it. nt laundry_queen Apr 2012 #77
'Pockets are being picked'? LeftishBrit Apr 2012 #58
I would argue that my share of the tax burden hfojvt Apr 2012 #105
well said NewJeffCT Apr 2012 #168
You reap what you sow n/t n2doc Apr 2012 #70
Why should I pay for cancer research? I don't have cancer 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #87
it's not about what I am paying for hfojvt Apr 2012 #116
When I was single and childless, I noticed all of this. But remembered I was a child once, and my freshwest Apr 2012 #181
So true bahrbearian Apr 2012 #184
What a fucked up post rufus dog Apr 2012 #28
Someone is off the chain! Rex Apr 2012 #29
"They have value, we don't." Tarheel_Dem Apr 2012 #31
Those kids will be funding my Social Security. Starry Messenger Apr 2012 #32
Are you going to start a thread abelenkpe Apr 2012 #35
There are worse things to be upset about... jmowreader Apr 2012 #38
You sound bitter tkmorris Apr 2012 #40
another thread where the 99% fight with each other over crumbs. win for the 1%. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #44
Exactly! SammyWinstonJack Apr 2012 #49
Exactly LeftishBrit Apr 2012 #59
+1000 nt Javaman Apr 2012 #73
Win! JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #82
Yes, in that respect, the 1% are morally superior. They stick together and we shred each other. freshwest Apr 2012 #180
Kids are expensive, I don't care about that but I am against the homeowners credit TheKentuckian Apr 2012 #46
So you support globalism and don't fancy paying your taxes Union Scribe Apr 2012 #47
HA! SammyWinstonJack Apr 2012 #50
Thread winner alcibiades_mystery Apr 2012 #54
No children, and no resentment, here. salin Apr 2012 #52
One some level I resent it schlagehundenancee Apr 2012 #53
Jeez Louise, just have a baby, then. Problem solved. Brickbat Apr 2012 #55
I don't have children, and I disagree on this LeftishBrit Apr 2012 #56
Another hit-and-run shit-stir compliments of The RB TexLa Show! nt Codeine Apr 2012 #57
didn't get a refund but I didn't make enough to pay either. hobbit709 Apr 2012 #60
Childless and retired here, I get pissed that I Autumn Apr 2012 #62
I have one child Maine-ah Apr 2012 #63
A child.. sendero Apr 2012 #64
I never pay the Feds... a la izquierda Apr 2012 #66
KIds, no kids, it doesn't matter. Gloating and whining are neither one attractive or effective. Arkansas Granny Apr 2012 #67
^^^^ Thread win. n/t gkhouston Apr 2012 #69
Got a refund. GeorgeGist Apr 2012 #71
Resentful much? n/t cynatnite Apr 2012 #72
Stupid breeders. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #74
I have no kids and I got a refund... Javaman Apr 2012 #75
I raised my three children, they are no longer deductible, I didn't write any checks Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #80
I can only say this... "bless your little heart..." LanternWaste Apr 2012 #85
Kinda reminds me of people without a car complaining about paying taxes to build roads 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #86
No children and we pay a huge amt of taxes Mojorabbit Apr 2012 #88
Theoretically, a progressive tax system is supposed to take into account ability to pay taxes. PA Democrat Apr 2012 #91
Think of us gayfolk HillWilliam Apr 2012 #94
Sounds like you need to adjust your withholding... jayfish Apr 2012 #96
refunds are from overwithholding or overpayment ctaylors6 Apr 2012 #97
Well Sir... Xyzse Apr 2012 #98
Maybe you should save your animosity for corporations who don't pay taxes. n/t cynatnite Apr 2012 #99
Taxes is the price we pay for civilisation Ron Obvious Apr 2012 #100
Hear, Hear!!!! nt bluestate10 Apr 2012 #231
No children here now, they are adults. Silver Swan Apr 2012 #102
You have received some interesting responses WinniSkipper Apr 2012 #103
Children are still a net loss even with tax-benefits 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #107
I think that while true, that's a different issue WinniSkipper Apr 2012 #126
Where did my children go? hughee99 Apr 2012 #104
Ugh, "Childfree" = kid-hater. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #106
Since this is DU WinniSkipper Apr 2012 #127
Sorry, but I have to disagree. My youngest son and his wife decided before they married Arkansas Granny Apr 2012 #128
Sorry, I was generalizing. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #129
I know what you mean. I've met them, too. Arkansas Granny Apr 2012 #130
I know lots of "childfree" people with the same attitude. nt MADem Apr 2012 #188
Why would some parents think "child-free" people would make the effort to hate their darling angels? Darth_Kitten Apr 2012 #210
Try doing the math before you troll Proud Public Servant Apr 2012 #110
You pay taxes for one person. Single parent paying taxes for two gets twice your deduction. ieoeja Apr 2012 #120
i'd rather people with children get it than the generals. spanone Apr 2012 #124
They also have to support the children! Yo_Mama Apr 2012 #125
That is their lifestyle choice RB TexLa Apr 2012 #131
So? Your point? Yo_Mama Apr 2012 #147
It's no wonder that every time I come here I see less and less posts SomethingFishy Apr 2012 #134
no shit! fascisthunter Apr 2012 #135
Which is why I would never, ever recommend DU to anyone who was not a raving lib/prog/leftist. ieoeja Apr 2012 #141
yuh... oh, poor poor moderates fascisthunter Apr 2012 #143
the centrists are just like us, they just want fewer good things and more bad things than we do CreekDog Apr 2012 #167
You stirred up a bunch of shit and then quickly vanished Marrah_G Apr 2012 #136
I said what I wanted to say. RB TexLa Apr 2012 #144
with a Republican post CreekDog Apr 2012 #156
+1 NewJeffCT Apr 2012 #166
Are you kidding? They expect people to have reverence in their voice anytime the word RB TexLa Apr 2012 #174
that's not what makes it a Republican post --it's because you want something and it's only about you CreekDog Apr 2012 #175
Yes, yes you did Marrah_G Apr 2012 #173
I am so with you. Specially since nearly all current problems at their core BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #137
(please someone consider this list) stuntcat Apr 2012 #162
We have value. In this case, govt doesn't recognize it. Zax2me Apr 2012 #142
I have no kids and got a refund... probably buying another gun with it. OneTenthofOnePercent Apr 2012 #146
Although you haven't responded to one single response, I suppose I should ask: ithinkmyliverhurts Apr 2012 #148
those children are going to be paying for your retirement benefits, like Medicare and SS CreekDog Apr 2012 #149
No, and I think this is about as silly as the 53%er nonsense Hippo_Tron Apr 2012 #150
from age 12-32 single and no kids, i got a refund. i also put the most in thru out year seabeyond Apr 2012 #151
The tax code is chuck full of preferential treatments. NYC_SKP Apr 2012 #152
Wanna live by yourself? fascisthunter Apr 2012 #153
Then why do the politicians never say working Americans? It's always working families. RB TexLa Apr 2012 #155
you just scapegoated children for your lack of tax refund --how lame CreekDog Apr 2012 #158
It's not that I mind paying. It's just we have to pay for their lifestyle choice. RB TexLa Apr 2012 #159
then you are opting out of Social Security and Medicare, correct? CreekDog Apr 2012 #160
Just how much have your taxes gone up.. girl gone mad Apr 2012 #182
Divide and conquer, baby. Iggo Apr 2012 #154
+1 CreekDog Apr 2012 #157
Whether you get a refund depends on your deductions. But singles pay the HIGHEST rate. nt Honeycombe8 Apr 2012 #163
same poo, different day CreekDog Apr 2012 #165
i do not poo with you. dionysus Apr 2012 #169
My children are grown and we pay a fair amount in taxes. unapatriciated Apr 2012 #170
I don't care as long as people keep their kids of my lawn nt Zorra Apr 2012 #172
Of all the things in our tax code, THIS is what you choose this to bitch about? progressoid Apr 2012 #179
I got a refund ibegurpard Apr 2012 #185
You sound jealous or envious and resentful LaurenG Apr 2012 #187
I made the choice to not have children, no one else has a say in that. RB TexLa Apr 2012 #189
I don't think anyone else wants a say in your private decisions LaurenG Apr 2012 #190
I do have extra withholding. All I'm saying is there is no reason to give them RB TexLa Apr 2012 #191
That is not a very progressive opinion LaurenG Apr 2012 #195
Oh, right. Darth_Kitten Apr 2012 #211
Hahaha oh dear LaurenG Apr 2012 #212
I'm not the one regretting MY choices.... Darth_Kitten Apr 2012 #218
I'm not complaining either way. I understand why people would choose to remain childless LaurenG Apr 2012 #219
I don't have kids and will never have kids but I pay taxes Rex Apr 2012 #192
I loved it. Bolo Boffin Apr 2012 #194
I have no problem with dependent deductions and child tax credits-with limitations liberaltrucker Apr 2012 #197
What's that? Can't hear ya over the sound of all this DANCING MONEY! Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #198
Not unhappy. Just don't think we should have to pay for their lifestyle choice RB TexLa Apr 2012 #201
Well... ya do! Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #202
It's not like it is a progressive tax, the people who struggle on the same salaries as the RB TexLa Apr 2012 #203
Turn down the dancing money, honey Warren DeMontague Apr 2012 #209
Post removed Post removed Apr 2012 #207
There's at least one baby in your household. n/t rucky Apr 2012 #199
Adjust your withholding amount and deal with it. janx Apr 2012 #204
So it's people with children's fault... BiggJawn Apr 2012 #217
I made the decision not to father children very early in my life. MineralMan Apr 2012 #220
I have 3 kids and gave the IRS $10,000 joeglow3 Apr 2012 #221
I have one "child" and had to pay over three grand... truebrit71 Apr 2012 #225
I am childless. I have done well financially. bluestate10 Apr 2012 #230
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