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B.C. couple faces $600 a month rent hike when their baby becomes new ‘occupant’ | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

But the whole idea of tax is.. Why even pay tax if you only get to use it based on your income? You legend

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

You're right.

My income is higher than average for my area (not by a lot), and so of course my tax contribution is higher. That makes sense and is how it should work. That in general never bothered me.

I'm trying to think of what triggered my irritation specifically for tax breaks for those with dependants in the first place and I'm coming up empty. Regardless, I was wrong to think that way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I don't really know, but having a kid is already a big financial stress and you pay taxes on everything you spend on your kid, it's not like it's tax free. So you shouldn't think it's not fair, it really is pretty hard having kids