Say goodbye to your transit subsidies

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Three fun facts:

There is not future in an America that is artificially "engineered" at every turn.


There's no point in working if everything is handed to you for free by someone else.

Every fortune cookie contains a fortune.

Fortune cookies don’t contain fortunes. They contain sayings or advice.

I’m going to go on the dole if I can get healthcare handed to me. Why should I work and take home nothing after bills? I can NOT work and not take home anything.

Agreed. Poverty is great! Highly recommended!

Wealth just buys a better address. The things I value - spending time with my family - have no cost but work costs me time. Time is worth more than money. I don’t want to spend all my time working, and I don’t need things anymore. I thought you guys hated wealth. I’d be poor in money but rich in the things that matter to me.

Tell that to hungry children who will get nothing this holiday, or people who can't afford health care for their chronic and serious illnesses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Three fun facts:

There is not future in an America that is artificially "engineered" at every turn.


There's no point in working if everything is handed to you for free by someone else.

Every fortune cookie contains a fortune.

Fortune cookies don’t contain fortunes. They contain sayings or advice.

I’m going to go on the dole if I can get healthcare handed to me. Why should I work and take home nothing after bills? I can NOT work and not take home anything.

When is the last time you heard of a child dying of starvation in this country (not due to abuse)? If the liberals get their way with universal healthcare, I’m done contributing my work. Why work? I work for healthcare now, and take home nothing after payments. I don’t need the stress of working.
Agreed. Poverty is great! Highly recommended!

Wealth just buys a better address. The things I value - spending time with my family - have no cost but work costs me time. Time is worth more than money. I don’t want to spend all my time working, and I don’t need things anymore. I thought you guys hated wealth. I’d be poor in money but rich in the things that matter to me.

Tell that to hungry children who will get nothing this holiday, or people who can't afford health care for their chronic and serious illnesses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Three fun facts:

There is not future in an America that is artificially "engineered" at every turn.


There's no point in working if everything is handed to you for free by someone else.

Every fortune cookie contains a fortune.

Fortune cookies don’t contain fortunes. They contain sayings or advice.

I’m going to go on the dole if I can get healthcare handed to me. Why should I work and take home nothing after bills? I can NOT work and not take home anything.

Agreed. Poverty is great! Highly recommended!

Wealth just buys a better address. The things I value - spending time with my family - have no cost but work costs me time. Time is worth more than money. I don’t want to spend all my time working, and I don’t need things anymore. I thought you guys hated wealth. I’d be poor in money but rich in the things that matter to me.

Tell that to hungry children who will get nothing this holiday, or people who can't afford health care for their chronic and serious illnesses.

When is the last time you heard of a child dying of starvation in this country (not due to abuse)? If the liberals get their way with universal healthcare, I’m done contributing my work. Why work? I work for healthcare now, and take home nothing after payments. I don’t need the stress of working.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, it's another reason for me not to accept a job in DC that doesn't keep commute subsidies. Maybe people who make 300k+ will be fine, but those of us making less than 80k would do well to go elsewhere.

My kids pay/paid for metro and earned less. I've worked and earned less. Paid for my own transportation. There are firms and companies who pay for parking in downtown DC-usually higher paid get garage space NOT rank and file.

This discussion is stupid. How much other junk has been written off and paid for by me for entitlements? Yes-I regard this deduction as an entitlement. EITC really didn't do much did it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tax bill eliminates the ability for employers to write off the transit and parking subsidies they give their employees. And without that incentive, you can pretty much guarantee that most employers will not hand them out.

I assume this will also worsen traffic as people start to drive instead of taking public transportation.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-tax-bill-commuters-20171216-story.html

Did you people read this article? "Companies could still provide the parking and transit passes to employees, but they would no longer get the tax deduction. And employees who pay for their own transportation costs can still use pre-tax income."

If employers set up these ira type accounts employees are still paying with pre-tax income. That is ripping off everyone else. What's next? pre-tax lunch at work? Business clothes? This is all BS...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Three fun facts:

There is not future in an America that is artificially "engineered" at every turn.


There's no point in working if everything is handed to you for free by someone else.

Every fortune cookie contains a fortune.

Fortune cookies don’t contain fortunes. They contain sayings or advice.

I’m going to go on the dole if I can get healthcare handed to me. Why should I work and take home nothing after bills? I can NOT work and not take home anything.

Agreed. Poverty is great! Highly recommended!

Wealth just buys a better address. The things I value - spending time with my family - have no cost but work costs me time. Time is worth more than money. I don’t want to spend all my time working, and I don’t need things anymore. I thought you guys hated wealth. I’d be poor in money but rich in the things that matter to me.

Tell that to hungry children who will get nothing this holiday, or people who can't afford health care for their chronic and serious illnesses.

When is the last time you heard of a child dying of starvation in this country (not due to abuse)? If the liberals get their way with universal healthcare, I’m done contributing my work. Why work? I work for healthcare now, and take home nothing after payments. I don’t need the stress of working.

I hope you do quit working in healthcare. You sound like Dr. Death.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Three fun facts:

There is not future in an America that is artificially "engineered" at every turn.


There's no point in working if everything is handed to you for free by someone else.

Every fortune cookie contains a fortune.

Fortune cookies don’t contain fortunes. They contain sayings or advice.

I’m going to go on the dole if I can get healthcare handed to me. Why should I work and take home nothing after bills? I can NOT work and not take home anything.

Agreed. Poverty is great! Highly recommended!

Wealth just buys a better address. The things I value - spending time with my family - have no cost but work costs me time. Time is worth more than money. I don’t want to spend all my time working, and I don’t need things anymore. I thought you guys hated wealth. I’d be poor in money but rich in the things that matter to me.

Tell that to hungry children who will get nothing this holiday, or people who can't afford health care for their chronic and serious illnesses.

When is the last time you heard of a child dying of starvation in this country (not due to abuse)? If the liberals get their way with universal healthcare, I’m done contributing my work. Why work? I work for healthcare now, and take home nothing after payments. I don’t need the stress of working.

Such a bullshit post. You take home nothing after paying healthcare? Who pays for your food, your mortgage, your electric bill, your internet?

Living in poverty, even with the supports we provide, is not a pleasant lifestyle. But you're welcome to quit your job and try it. I'm sure someone else would be more than happy to take your job and life of privilege if you leave your job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Three fun facts:

There is not future in an America that is artificially "engineered" at every turn.


There's no point in working if everything is handed to you for free by someone else.

Every fortune cookie contains a fortune.

Fortune cookies don’t contain fortunes. They contain sayings or advice.

I’m going to go on the dole if I can get healthcare handed to me. Why should I work and take home nothing after bills? I can NOT work and not take home anything.

Agreed. Poverty is great! Highly recommended!

Wealth just buys a better address. The things I value - spending time with my family - have no cost but work costs me time. Time is worth more than money. I don’t want to spend all my time working, and I don’t need things anymore. I thought you guys hated wealth. I’d be poor in money but rich in the things that matter to me.

Tell that to hungry children who will get nothing this holiday, or people who can't afford health care for their chronic and serious illnesses.

When is the last time you heard of a child dying of starvation in this country (not due to abuse)? If the liberals get their way with universal healthcare, I’m done contributing my work. Why work? I work for healthcare now, and take home nothing after payments. I don’t need the stress of working.

Are you the anit-Obamacare poster? Your fulltime job seems to be posting on here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Three fun facts:

There is not future in an America that is artificially "engineered" at every turn.


There's no point in working if everything is handed to you for free by someone else.

Every fortune cookie contains a fortune.

Fortune cookies don’t contain fortunes. They contain sayings or advice.

I’m going to go on the dole if I can get healthcare handed to me. Why should I work and take home nothing after bills? I can NOT work and not take home anything.

Agreed. Poverty is great! Highly recommended!

Wealth just buys a better address. The things I value - spending time with my family - have no cost but work costs me time. Time is worth more than money. I don’t want to spend all my time working, and I don’t need things anymore. I thought you guys hated wealth. I’d be poor in money but rich in the things that matter to me.

Tell that to hungry children who will get nothing this holiday, or people who can't afford health care for their chronic and serious illnesses.

When is the last time you heard of a child dying of starvation in this country (not due to abuse)? If the liberals get their way with universal healthcare, I’m done contributing my work. Why work? I work for healthcare now, and take home nothing after payments. I don’t need the stress of working.

Are you the anit-Obamacare poster? Your fulltime job seems to be posting on here.

DP. It is possible you might be referring to me. I hate ObamaCare due to the harm it has caused many people and post here about it, but I see many posts from others complaining about their inability to afford it too. Liberals always think that there are only one or two conservatives posting here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

We have so many single mothers as compared to the 50's and 60's. Why is that?

Because dads are more likely than moms to see parenting as optional?

Seriously, though. Most in the American workforce go to work because they HAVE TO. You strengthen the workforce - and the economy - by pulling down the barriers to working, not raising them.

Subsidies also free up dollars to be spent elsewhere in the economy - i.e. on goods and services the private sector produces.

More than anything else these days, I'm thinking that the failure to invest in public education is REALLY starting to manifest.

Is that meant to be a dig? You’re a jerk, I’m very well educated, thank you very much. Just sick of subsidizing bloodseckers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Three fun facts:

There is not future in an America that is artificially "engineered" at every turn.


There's no point in working if everything is handed to you for free by someone else.

Every fortune cookie contains a fortune.

Fortune cookies don’t contain fortunes. They contain sayings or advice.

I’m going to go on the dole if I can get healthcare handed to me. Why should I work and take home nothing after bills? I can NOT work and not take home anything.

Agreed. Poverty is great! Highly recommended!

Wealth just buys a better address. The things I value - spending time with my family - have no cost but work costs me time. Time is worth more than money. I don’t want to spend all my time working, and I don’t need things anymore. I thought you guys hated wealth. I’d be poor in money but rich in the things that matter to me.

Tell that to hungry children who will get nothing this holiday, or people who can't afford health care for their chronic and serious illnesses.

When is the last time you heard of a child dying of starvation in this country (not due to abuse)? If the liberals get their way with universal healthcare, I’m done contributing my work. Why work? I work for healthcare now, and take home nothing after payments. I don’t need the stress of working.

Are you the anit-Obamacare poster? Your fulltime job seems to be posting on here.

DP. It is possible you might be referring to me. I hate ObamaCare due to the harm it has caused many people and post here about it, but I see many posts from others complaining about their inability to afford it too. Liberals always think that there are only one or two conservatives posting here.

DP. Some of these posts just bring up the same, slightly reworded example every time. It’s not hard to recognize writing styles after awhile. But don’t worry, sounds like things will get better for you once Congress repeals the individual mandate. Hang in there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tax bill eliminates the ability for employers to write off the transit and parking subsidies they give their employees. And without that incentive, you can pretty much guarantee that most employers will not hand them out.

I assume this will also worsen traffic as people start to drive instead of taking public transportation.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-tax-bill-commuters-20171216-story.html

Did you people read this article? "Companies could still provide the parking and transit passes to employees, but they would no longer get the tax deduction. And employees who pay for their own transportation costs can still use pre-tax income."
If employers set up these ira type accounts employees are still paying with pre-tax income. That is ripping off everyone else. What's next? pre-tax lunch at work? Business clothes? This is all BS...

Are you really that stupid? Governments everywhere subsidize public transport because it reduces traffic congestion and pollution relative to having millions of extra cars on the road. Metro is expensive. It can cost 6.50 one way to go somewhere on Metro at peak time. Removing those subsidies will cause low and middle income people to use Metro a lot less and drive more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Three fun facts:

There is not future in an America that is artificially "engineered" at every turn.


There's no point in working if everything is handed to you for free by someone else.

Every fortune cookie contains a fortune.

Fortune cookies don’t contain fortunes. They contain sayings or advice.

I’m going to go on the dole if I can get healthcare handed to me. Why should I work and take home nothing after bills? I can NOT work and not take home anything.

Agreed. Poverty is great! Highly recommended!

Wealth just buys a better address. The things I value - spending time with my family - have no cost but work costs me time. Time is worth more than money. I don’t want to spend all my time working, and I don’t need things anymore. I thought you guys hated wealth. I’d be poor in money but rich in the things that matter to me.

Tell that to hungry children who will get nothing this holiday, or people who can't afford health care for their chronic and serious illnesses.

When is the last time you heard of a child dying of starvation in this country (not due to abuse)? If the liberals get their way with universal healthcare, I’m done contributing my work. Why work? I work for healthcare now, and take home nothing after payments. I don’t need the stress of working.

Such a bullshit post. You take home nothing after paying healthcare? Who pays for your food, your mortgage, your electric bill, your internet?

Living in poverty, even with the supports we provide, is not a pleasant lifestyle. But you're welcome to quit your job and try it. I'm sure someone else would be more than happy to take your job and life of privilege if you leave your job.

Do you think I’m the only person in the US weighing the cost-benefit of working vs. public assistance? I guarantee there are millions weighing this decision this year. Eh - working brings me $xxxx, but not working gets me subsidized rent, healthcare, utilities, plus no hassle of work. I know a few people who call themselves “retired” under this formula. Why work? I’m not needy, I don’t care about material stuff or things, It doesn’t scare me to go without and it’s not the worst thing in the world. I raised my kids, and the things I like are free - library, spending time with grandkids, walking. I’m in the 50+ sweet spot where health insurance costs a fortune. Once it becomes universal I’m done with working. Probably 20% of the workforce today feels the same way. More free stuff will certainly free up jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tax bill eliminates the ability for employers to write off the transit and parking subsidies they give their employees. And without that incentive, you can pretty much guarantee that most employers will not hand them out.

I assume this will also worsen traffic as people start to drive instead of taking public transportation.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-tax-bill-commuters-20171216-story.html

Did you people read this article? "Companies could still provide the parking and transit passes to employees, but they would no longer get the tax deduction. And employees who pay for their own transportation costs can still use pre-tax income."
If employers set up these ira type accounts employees are still paying with pre-tax income. That is ripping off everyone else. What's next? pre-tax lunch at work? Business clothes? This is all BS...

Are you really that stupid? Governments everywhere subsidize public transport because it reduces traffic congestion and pollution relative to having millions of extra cars on the road. Metro is expensive. It can cost 6.50 one way to go somewhere on Metro at peak time. Removing those subsidies will cause low and middle income people to use Metro a lot less and drive more.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Three fun facts:

There is not future in an America that is artificially "engineered" at every turn.


There's no point in working if everything is handed to you for free by someone else.

Every fortune cookie contains a fortune.

Fortune cookies don’t contain fortunes. They contain sayings or advice.

I’m going to go on the dole if I can get healthcare handed to me. Why should I work and take home nothing after bills? I can NOT work and not take home anything.

Agreed. Poverty is great! Highly recommended!

Wealth just buys a better address. The things I value - spending time with my family - have no cost but work costs me time. Time is worth more than money. I don’t want to spend all my time working, and I don’t need things anymore. I thought you guys hated wealth. I’d be poor in money but rich in the things that matter to me.

Tell that to hungry children who will get nothing this holiday, or people who can't afford health care for their chronic and serious illnesses.

When is the last time you heard of a child dying of starvation in this country (not due to abuse)? If the liberals get their way with universal healthcare, I’m done contributing my work. Why work? I work for healthcare now, and take home nothing after payments. I don’t need the stress of working.

WTF? It’s only a problem if a child dies of starvation, not if they routinely go to bed hungry?

And yes there are many children in the US who don’t get enough food. Or did you not hear of that girl who asked Santa for food for Christmas? It’s all over the news. You are heartless.