So as I look at the fact that they have passed this TRILLION dollar "stimulus" package. I think wow what will I do with that 13 dollars a week? Oh wait I will have to make sure that I don't get used to the whole $13 because in January it will go down to $8.
Now if I don't work I would be in a much better position because of the increase in the unearned income credit. Now let's figure out how backwards that is, we want to stimulate the economy but if you do not work we will pay you more. I had volunteered last year to help low income people with their taxes and I have to say I CHOSE not to do that this year. I was so depressed by the time I finished their taxes it made me sick literally. I won't go into how much I have to pay a year but let me just say that these people that were "part time" workers with 3 or 4 w-2's. They paid anywhere from 100-300 dollars in, which was taken out of their check over the year and got back between 5000-6000 dollars. Here is the funny part when I said wow what are you going to do with all that money the responses ranged from a new big screen to video games to new clothes. Some of them wanted to know why it was less than last year. I had to tell them they had more income than last year and of course the usual response was "well I won't let that happen again". Let me tell you I am not heartless I feel really bad for those that struggle to pay their bills. I think if one of those people had told me that they were taking that money and either paying bills or going to pay tuition at a community college I would still be helping this year.
So what will you do with your $13?