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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The amount of people choosing to not get married because they'll lose the earned income tax credit is a nonissue, I promise. This type of person doesn't think about stuff like that. [/quote]

You are absolutely wrong. I work at a place where there are a lot of women with only a high school degree. Yeah, they actually do think about finances a lot because they are barely making ends meet. Several of them cohabitate because being head of household for tax reasons is far better than married with two children. They get better health insurance through medicaid than our work, their kids get subsidized child care and summer camps, etc.

A few years ago I helped someone at my job apply for medicaid when they were pregnant because they wanted help understanding if it was better to use the awful health insurance work has or use medicaid. After work I showed her the pros and cons in regards to head of household vs married for taxes and for health insurance and for assistance. I have two cousins who are social workers who explained it all to me. Since then others have come to me and asked the same type of questions and I will help them apply using a laptop I bring in from home. Instead most of them use their smartphones. I print out charts so they can use to their advantage the last paycheck or their W-2 for benefits. Or say this month don't pick up any overtime and apply next month because you are $100 over the limit for something like free lunch.

There are certain communities that are really good at knowing the system and legally getting the maximum benefits. I don't want to name them but for the most part they are not black or latino. [/quote]

So, white or Asian? Or both, since yet is plural, “communities”?
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