Bacon King
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« on: December 31, 2012, 08:03:45 PM » |
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Because the government giving you money in a tax refund check is perceived totally differently than the government giving you money in a TANF check, and it would even if the qualifications for the two programs were identical.
People pay into social security and Medicare, so most don't realize that they actually get more than they ever payed in and instead just look at it like a private retirement plan sponsored by the government. As for schooling, everyone pays the property tax either directly or embedded in rent, and most don't realize some overpay while others underpay, or that schools also get money from general tax revenues.
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