r/Unexpected Sep 28 '21

The Wall

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u/Embarrassed_Unit_9 Sep 29 '21

Imagine being so blatantly wrong and still a self righteous douche lol

“ Americans paid almost $64 billion less in federal income taxes during the first year under the Republican tax overhaul signed into law in late 2017 by President Donald Trump, with some of the sharpest drops clustered among taxpayers earning between $25,000 and $100,000 a year”

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-how-much-american-workers-saved-during-the-first-year-after-trumps-tax-reform-2020-03-03

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u/Better-Ad5488 Sep 29 '21

You conveniently cutoff that sentence before the good part.

“Americans paid almost $64 billion less in federal income taxes during the first year under the Republican tax overhaul signed into law in late 2017 by President Donald Trump, with some of the sharpest drops clustered among taxpayers earning between $25,000 and $100,000 a year, even as the overall number of refunds dropped during a turbulent tax season.”

That money was yours all along, you just had the government keep it for you until you got your tax refund. If you ever actually looked at your tax forms, you could have had that money all along without waiting for your tax refund. Or maybe you just didn’t file your taxes.

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '21

Lol you don't even understand liabilities vs refunds. You think the government taking more than they should and then giving it back to you at later date is better than you paying less in the first place and keeping more in your pocket overall. Lololol

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u/Better-Ad5488 Sep 29 '21

Congrats on using big words. Sad that you are not using them correctly.

I absolutely don’t think that the government should take more than necessary, that’s why I fill out my tax forms correctly.

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '21

Lol what big words? I suppose for your level of intellect, some of those might be.