Not saying she's lying to you perse, but most people don't know what the heck they are yakking about when it comes to their taxes! She's obviously confused as to what deductions and credits she had available to her in order to reach the amount of a refund she received.


The point being that you provided an anecdote that was easily shot down to make a point that allowed some posters to have their disdain for "liberals" rationalized.


The numbers you stand by are wrong. The eic is a sliding scale. The most a single mom can get in her situation is 6k-- and only if she was making 22-24 thousand. The eic is a sliding scale. You get less and less credit as your income decreases. You also get less credit as your income increases. It's all on the irs website...


I'm assuming the 8900 she told you is her tax refund. That number could be caused by alot of things that could all be very valid and also make her not a "taker".


Lastly, how many people do you think get survivor benefits? You think that that benefit program is something that everyone is getting and that it's a scam set up to steal from the rich?

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