>>various regions of the country. So while it sounds good on
>>paper, it doesn't translate to reality.
>>We pay over $60K/year in daycare alone.
>>And that's NOT at some fancy expensive place either...
>
>Daycare cost is a problem but you won't pay that forever. Also
>can't you write off a portion of daycare cost? My wife stays
>home due to this and just turned down a decent part time gig
>cause the numbers didn't add up.

Nope, household get up to $5000 credit basically. I forget what's it's classified as because my wife handles that...but it's only $5000 max/household. Unfortunately due to the cost of living up here, single income is just not feasible for us. There are a LOT of factors...commute, school system, quality of life, etc.....before anyone suggests that we just move to a cheaper location in the region.

>I have serious issues with daycare cost and having some
>strangers watch my kids but that's another post altogether.
Yeah, we let go of that real quick though lol...but you're right, that's a whole OTHER post... next week.

>>There's just a lot of double dipping in taxes that goes on.
>>It's a problem. I couldn't care less that other countries
>pay
>>more than us really...that's on them.
>
>I would rather pay 10% more and have no student loans and
>low/free daycare than keep more of my money and continue to
>see these cost skyrocket

Oh i'd gladly do that..but we KNOW that ain't gonna happen here.

>>
>>>we have some of the lowest taxes in the world and you are
>>mad
>>>because you make 75 to 80K after taxes
>>Yes, very much so. I don't live in the rest of the world, I
>>live here.
>>
>>>what do you suggest?
>>Shit; I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS SWAY!
>
>word.
>>
>>>this sounds really GOPish of you bruh
>>I don't even know what this means lol.... My money has no
>>political affiliation....i just want as much of it in my
>>account as reasonably possible. When I see folks that make
>3x
>>what my household makes and they don't pay the same
>>proportional amount of taxes, I got problems with that.
>
>it means you are prolly in the top 5 to 10% of earners in
>America. No one is going to feel for you because the top 1 to
>2% get over. It's frustrating but the other 80% of Americans
>don't feel your pain.

FOH...not even CLOSE. There's a big gap between the middle class (which we are firmly in) and the upper class. On paper we caking, but if you lay out side by side our assets and just "Stuff we have" vs. say the rest of my family that are still down in N.C. and make a fraction of our income... we come out only slightly better.
Smaller house
Less money in the bank
Older car/s
Higher bills
Higher expenses
Higher everything...

I'm not saying we aren't fortunate because we are. BUT, it ain't like we not working some kinda strange magic out here to keep things afloat.

"Get ready....for your blessing....."