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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Really, I am just annoyed when people on this forum dismiss childcare expenses when talking about HHI.  [/quote]

Think about it this way, OP. In your system SAHMs would be taxed for their labor - meaning in reality that their DHs would be taxed.

However, if someone decides to have a non-working spouse at any other point in their life - that labor is not taxed. Your solution is to create a tax on families? That makes no sense.

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OP here.  No.  I was being much more petty than that.  In my system, about 1/3 of the salary (to a reasonable extent) would be added to the HHI of a family with a SAHP when having these discussions about UMC vs MC.  
 I really never meant to say that SAHMs should be taxed.  I was responding to someone who took my OP bass ackwards.

But I do feel that most childcare costs ought to be pre-tax.  The current system is unfair to both working mothers and childcare workers because often the amount people are able to pay for childcare is based on the parent’s after tax pay.  [/quote]

If you want to add 30% to your husband’s salary so that you feel better about yourself when having pointless discussions on an anonymous forum, go right ahead. Double his salary if you want to. No one cares.[/quote]

You’re an idiot.  [/quote]

NP, I get it. Since HHI is fabricated anyway (if you are going for a loan it gets more specific than hhi), then if anyone wants to tack on imaginary amounts to fit the narrative (sahm, no childcare so we have *more wealth!!*) then pp is saying, go right ahead. If it frames a discussion, use the adjusted hhi that works best on an anonymous online forum of hypotheticals. [/quote]

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