I heard the dumbest segment on NPR this morning. They were interviewing teenagers about paying taxes. Many of these kids didn’t realize that they were required to file taxes if they earned income, whether through work or savings/investments, even though they’re just “kids.” Most of them said things like, “I don’t think people under 18 should have to pay taxes” and “It’s not fair.”
Jeez.
Guess what, you dim bulbs? I don’t think people between the ages of 30 and 40 whose last names end with “Y” should have to pay taxes! How ya like that?
Are the teenagers of this nation really so stupid? If some twatwaffle like Britney Spears makes a gajillion dollars when she’s 17, you don’t think she should pay some income tax on that? I can see it now…adoption becomes the new, hip tax shelter. Suddenly teenagers everywhere are making billions of dollars tax-free for their parents and guardians! Don’t get me wrong…when I worked at McDonald’s and had taxes taken out of every paycheck, I was bitter. Luckily the tax code is based on amount of income earned, and when I filed I always got a refund (this continued, sadly, long after I was a teenager and was basically living at the poverty level as a 25-year-old).
Something about the story just rubbed me the wrong way. I thought the teens interviewed were incredibly stupid and Morning Edition was kind of lame to even run the story. It was pointless and frustrating and just…stupid.
Happy tax day.
