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KharmaTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-01-09 12:59 PM
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7. And Benefits Shouldn't Be Taxed
Add insult to injury...most people who end up on "the dole" aren't there for the scenary...it's because they've been forced into a difficult situation and most likely that check is their only source of income. It goes to food, rent/mortgage and finding a new job. I've had to go through the system and I haven't met anyone who is proud of having had to do it.

But, as you say, this is not a hand-out, it's something we pay into. It's supposed to be "insurance"...isn't that what the I in FICA stands for? It's not income, it's savings...or should be treated as such and not taxed.
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