President Obama and the Democrats constantly complain that the rich don’t pay enough taxes, and are deserving of a tax increase. They say it’s only fair. Â They should tell that to the Smith family, whose taxes will increase considerably after certain tax laws expire in 2012.
Meet the Smiths: 26-year-olds Bill and Joan have been married for five years and have two young children. Bill earns about $65,000 a year in sales and Joan has gone back to work and earns about $35,000 annually. Bill owes quite a bit on his college student loans and will pay about $3,000 in interest on them in 2013. With Joan working again, they are paying $3,000 for year-round child care. Joan inherited some AT&T stock from her grandmother, which pays her $1,000 in dividends every year. Finally, counting home mortgage interest, they have about $20,000 in itemized deductions.
The first big change affecting the Smiths will be a combined increase in income tax rates, and a tightening of tax brackets as a result of the expiration of the Bush tax cuts. We estimate this will cost them $960 in 2013.
Bill will lose the complete deduction of his student loan interest in 2013, costing about $840. The pair’s allowable deduction for child care will drop to $2,400 from $3,000, and they will also see their credit for children drop in half, costing another $1,000.
The marriage tax penalty will come roaring back to hit the Smiths in 2013, costing an estimated $500. The tax on their dividend income will go increase to $280 from $150, adding another $130. Finally, although we did not calculate the effect, without Congressional action to once again “fix” the alternative minimum tax, the Smiths could owe this ugly tax as well!
Luckily for the Smiths — but not for many Americans — other major changes for 2013, which do not personally affect them, include a phase out of itemized deductions and personal exemptions if their income starts to climb.
In summary, because of tax laws expiring this year and next, we estimate that the Smiths will owe $3,598 more in income tax in 2013 than in 2011 with no change in their income. (Read More)
That’s $3598 per year the Smith family won’t be spending in their community, saving for their retirement or their children’s education.
Why do the Democrats hate hard working middle class Americans?
H/T Doug Ross
Update: Linked by The Optimistic Conservative – thanks!
Update 2: Linked by Right Wing Granny – thanks!
Tags: Democrats, middle class, obama, Tax Increases
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ACTUAL Democrats need to wake up to the fact that this is NOT the “Democrat Party”—this is the “Progressive Party” and it’s quite pink. If they care about their “Democratic reputation” perhaps they should vote for someone other than Obama in 2012. If they insist on wearing blinkers and signing on to the Obama Progressive Agenda, then we’ll probably keep insulting them. I don’t even ask them to switch parties—-just their votes right now.
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[...] Business ran some numbers for a young couple with two kids and combined income of $100,000. (H/t: Lonely Conservative.) Their tax bill would go up by nearly $3600 between 2011 and 2012, or about $300 a month. And [...]
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[...] Business ran some numbers for a young couple with two kids and combined income of $100,000. (H/t: Lonely Conservative.) Their tax bill would go up by nearly $3600 between 2011 and 2012, or about $300 a month. And [...]
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[...] Business ran some numbers for a young couple with two kids and combined income of $100,000. (H/t: Lonely Conservative.) Their tax bill would go up by nearly $3600 between 2012 and 2013, or about $300 a month. And [...]
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[...] Business ran some numbers for a young couple with two kids and combined income of $100,000. (H/t: Lonely Conservative.) Their tax bill would go up by nearly $3600 between 2011 and 2012, or about $300 a month. And [...]
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