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In reply to the discussion: Fellow childfree folks, how much did you love writing the check out to the IRS after hearing all the [View all]liberalhistorian
(20,818 posts)20. Oh, goodie. Yet another parent-and-children-bashing
thread. The childfree people I know have a helluva lot more money than I or a lot of other parents I know do and did.
And those children you are resentful of will grow up to be your doctors, estate lawyers, police officers, firefighters, geriatric and medical social workers,. nurses, home care attendants, food preparers and servers, and everyone else who will serve and help you.
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RB TexLa
Apr 2012
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hey, people with no kids have tons more money to spend right? like gays? oh, wait nt
msongs
Apr 2012
#1
And I assume you're headed over to Guinea-Bissou right now, where the so-called "population problem"
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#200
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
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'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
Gen x is definitely a demographic divot between boomers & millenials
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#235
This is a rude and mean post. Crappy PARENTS are the ones who don't do society a favour.
Darth_Kitten
Apr 2012
#65
Single, no kids here. Got a refund because of mortgage interest and property taxes
CakeGrrl
Apr 2012
#12
Hmmm? Grandma raised 3 kids last year, with daycare, graduation, etc...., so we LIVE on the refund.
txwhitedove
Apr 2012
#14
I can't bring myself to be outraged that having dependents results in deductions
fishwax
Apr 2012
#16
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
There is no special deduction for children. And where are you getting those numbers?
ieoeja
Apr 2012
#79
Just as exemptions are per person, one could argue that the bracket range should be multipled too.
ieoeja
Apr 2012
#118
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'm not real sure what you are complaining about here, you want the mortgage deduction gone
snooper2
Apr 2012
#81
+1. That's how it is in America. Everyone is concerned the next person
SammyWinstonJack
Apr 2012
#48
When I was single and childless, I noticed all of this. But remembered I was a child once, and my
freshwest
Apr 2012
#181
another thread where the 99% fight with each other over crumbs. win for the 1%.
HiPointDem
Apr 2012
#44
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
KIds, no kids, it doesn't matter. Gloating and whining are neither one attractive or effective.
Arkansas Granny
Apr 2012
#67
I raised my three children, they are no longer deductible, I didn't write any checks
Ikonoklast
Apr 2012
#80
Kinda reminds me of people without a car complaining about paying taxes to build roads
4th law of robotics
Apr 2012
#86
Theoretically, a progressive tax system is supposed to take into account ability to pay taxes.
PA Democrat
Apr 2012
#91
Maybe you should save your animosity for corporations who don't pay taxes. n/t
cynatnite
Apr 2012
#99
Sorry, but I have to disagree. My youngest son and his wife decided before they married
Arkansas Granny
Apr 2012
#128
Why would some parents think "child-free" people would make the effort to hate their darling angels?
Darth_Kitten
Apr 2012
#210
You pay taxes for one person. Single parent paying taxes for two gets twice your deduction.
ieoeja
Apr 2012
#120
Which is why I would never, ever recommend DU to anyone who was not a raving lib/prog/leftist.
ieoeja
Apr 2012
#141
the centrists are just like us, they just want fewer good things and more bad things than we do
CreekDog
Apr 2012
#167
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
I am so with you. Specially since nearly all current problems at their core
BlancheSplanchnik
Apr 2012
#137
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
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
Then why do the politicians never say working Americans? It's always working families.
RB TexLa
Apr 2012
#155
It's not that I mind paying. It's just we have to pay for their lifestyle choice.
RB TexLa
Apr 2012
#159
Whether you get a refund depends on your deductions. But singles pay the HIGHEST rate. nt
Honeycombe8
Apr 2012
#163
Of all the things in our tax code, THIS is what you choose this to bitch about?
progressoid
Apr 2012
#179
I do have extra withholding. All I'm saying is there is no reason to give them
RB TexLa
Apr 2012
#191
I'm not complaining either way. I understand why people would choose to remain childless
LaurenG
Apr 2012
#219
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
It's not like it is a progressive tax, the people who struggle on the same salaries as the
RB TexLa
Apr 2012
#203