Earned Income Credit
Oil changes
Any auto repair
Dental work
Vision checkups/glasses
Any home repair
Appliance replacements
These are some of the
things that many Americans can only afford once a year. Your brakes are
squealing, you shred a tire, your engine won’t start? Haha, good luck with
that. You better hope it’s February, or
you’ll be walking to work. You have a toothache? That’s too bad. You are having trouble reading road signs and
you squint all the time? That’s interesting.
Your house needs a new roof? Yeah, like that’s ever gonna happen. Is anything at all broken inside your house?
Stove, refrigerator, washing machine?
Well. I hope for your sake
that you’ve filed your income taxes, because the only way you are going to be
able to afford to alleviate any of these problems is with your tax refund. That is, if you are a member of the working
poor. If you do not live paycheck to
paycheck, count yourself lucky. Having
the ability to save money is a major weight off your shoulders.
I imagine my life without
the EIC, and it’s scary because now I have to think about my kids. Before I had kids, before I qualified for
EIC, I didn’t have the same worries. Now
I have to hope that it’s February if anything breaks in the house, or if a
vehicle needs work. I hope the kids can
time their toothaches to tax season.
