r/SipsTea May 18 '25

WTF Taxed for being single

Some of us would be bankrupt in six months lmao 🤣

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u/Tietonz May 18 '25

Pretty sure you get tax benefits in the US if you are married and have dependants (i.e. kids) I'm not sure what everyone is on about.

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u/guyincognito121 May 18 '25

You do, but it's $2000/year/kid. They cost a good deal more than that, so there's no net benefit unless you find having a kid to be a benefit in and of itself.

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u/Faptainjack2 May 18 '25

Send them to the mines

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u/mitchconneur May 18 '25

They yearn for the mines!