Do you have a wingnut in your life who has been telling you for a year that your taxes will "skyrocket" under President Obama?
Have you done your taxes yet?
Well?
Tell us your tales of woe how the evil Communazi government stole your hard-earned money.
Here is mine:
In 2008, I made halfway decent money working three jobs (full-time teaching, part-time teaching, and a summer job at a third university). When April 15, 2009, arrived, not only did I have to remember to call my mom and wish her a happy birthday, I also had to cough up about $1400 that I owed the IRS.
In 2009, I made roughly the same amount of money and expected to owe about the same. My take-home pay had increased since the deductions were less. Of course everyone I know (including Obama voters) told me I would have to pay all of that back (roughly $200 per month). So the grand total owed to Uncle Sam would be about $3800. Ouch. I decided to wait until April 15, file for an extension, and pay that with my summer money
Well, then my significant other started bragging about his big-ass refund (he usually doesn't owe anything but doesn't get much back either), and I got curious. To make a long story short, thanks to the magic of Turbo Tax and the awesomeness of Barack Hussein Obama, I still owe the IRS, but this time it's -- $34.
That's all. Thirty-four bucks. So much for the Kenyan Communazi taking all my money away. And it gets better -- since I had already budgeted around a grand and a half for back taxes that I won't have to pay now, I've decided to treat myself. Thanks to the magic of Yahoo Travel and the hospitality of my mother and aunt, this taxpayer with low audit risk is going on a trip to Germany in May. Take that, you fear-mongering wingnuts!
So, fellow hostages of the grandmother-killing taxer and spender, if you have a horror story to tell, here's your opportunity.