Taxes.

[pixiecrinkle]

This is odd, but ok.

Did my taxes last night. As has been usual for the past couple years, I will owe federal taxes, but get a refund from Ohio. This year was a first though; the refund from Ohio will more than cover the amount I have to pay to the feds.

I'm still disgruntled about Shrubya's ridiculous tax cuts. The amount I owe this year is off by about that much from prior years, so I feel that's got to be the difference. It's not that I want to pay it, but it wouldn't kill me, and I didn't support that tax cut, especially in the wake of how things are economically in this country now.

Grrrrr....

Comments

[stitchinthyme.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I feel the same way. We've always had to pay ever since we got married, but this year we're getting a big refund. I'm torn between being glad about that (since we're closing on a house at the end of this month, that money will come in really handy) and being annoyed that it's probably Dubya's tax cuts that made it possible. Actually, I'd rather see him cut taxes for us and make up the difference by making corporations pay their fair share, but that ain't gonna happen during this administration.

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[pixiecrinkle.livejournal.com]

I agree about the corporations. I also realize that I'm one of those people who don't mind calling for "taxing the rich," and on many levels, especially since taxes don't have anything to do with debt, I probably do qualify as "the rich." So I'm really ok with having to pay, especially since it's never been more than a few hundred dollars. What I don't like thinking about is that there a lot of people making a lot more than me who also don't have to pay. And our national debt is what now? And our schools lack how much funding? There's just not a lot of logic to the situation.

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[stitchinthyme.livejournal.com]

I'm okay with having to pay, too -- our income level is pretty high -- although I do resent the fact that we have to pay more as a married couple than the two of us would if we were not married but making the same amount we are now. I hate to credit Dubya for anything, but I *am* glad he reduced the marriage penalty, because it's totally unfair to have to pay more in taxes just because you're married with no deductions (mortgage, kids, etc). And I think that individuals' tax burden should be less than that of the corporations making the real money.