Wed Mar 3, 2021, 06:56 PM

11 Bravo (23,734 posts)

I'm a bit confused. My wife and I made slightly less than $150,000 last year.

We live in Northern Virginia, in one of the most expensive enclaves within hundreds of square miles.
And we're doing just fine.
We have already talked about it, and agree that a stimulus payment to us would be superfluous. There are millions of American families who need that money way more than we do.

If we eventually receive a check, we will donate half to Doctors Without Borders, and half to a local food bank.

So I'll admit to being somewhat perplexed by the vehement opposition to lowering the threshold for stimulus checks.

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I'm a bit confused. My wife and I made slightly less than $150,000 last year. (Original post)	11 Bravo	Mar 2021	OP
It becomes a campaign issue.	yardwork	Mar 2021	#1
And the people who were promised $2000 will get $2000	AZSkiffyGeek	Mar 2021	#6
People who earned $75,000	choie	Mar 2021	#24
I received $19.50.	Polly Hennessey	Mar 2021	#30
The first PPP under Pendejo45 last year, I got $1.35 n/t	aggiesal	Mar 2021	#77
If they made less than $75,000 - They got $600 and will get another $1400.	karynnj	Mar 2021	#36
That's for	Rebl2	Mar 2021	#91
Yes, I was responding to someone who asked about the case of a single taxpayer	karynnj	Mar 2021	#135
The $1400 hasn't gone out yet, just the $600	HUAJIAO	Mar 2021	#98
Last year at roughly $75,000 we received the full $2400, in January we received the FIRST payment...	George II	Mar 2021	#107
IF the same cut off rates were kept for the 1400 cheque as were applied to the 600 cheque	Celerity	Mar 2021	#115
Exactly! I need the money But I	Cha	Mar 2021	#106
Rose Twitter is where I've seen it the most	AZSkiffyGeek	Mar 2021	#109
Of course.. they smell	Cha	Mar 2021	#111
Yep. The Squad is also making a big stink and DEMANDING $2k...	Kahuna	Mar 2021	#127
It's not just the MAGATs making a stink. Read this thread. nt	Kahuna	Mar 2021	#126
Oh we are.	MrsCoffee	Mar 2021	#130
Oh I have.. my question is..	Cha	Mar 2021	#137
Precisely	White Fox	Mar 2021	#7
trying to be the only responsible party appears to be a losing proposition.	SleeplessinSoCal	Mar 2021	#86
Oh yeah? could it be Passed without	Cha	Mar 2021	#136
How does that stack up against 0% GQP support for any help?	sinkingfeeling	Mar 2021	#90
Do you have kids?	kcr	Mar 2021	#2
Good post. I think sometimes people can't see outside their own lives. It's great when you're doing	Pongo	Mar 2021	#8
My goodness!!!!	secondwind	Mar 2021	#20
I agreed with the previous post to mine, so I'm a bit lost at what you're 'my goodnessing' about?	Pongo	Mar 2021	#28
I didn't read it this way at all... Sorry you did.	secondwind	Mar 2021	#21
I'm genuinely interested in how you read it because	kcr	Mar 2021	#25
Thank you. I'm at a loss to the reaction to my agreement to your post, which I thought made sense.	Pongo	Mar 2021	#31
Adding unnecessary means-testing to what should be a simple program	liskddksil	Mar 2021	#44
Ah I hear you. Best I opt out. I found the original post be be, oh well, never mind.	Pongo	Mar 2021	#52
Two, both grown. Helping one with medical bills.	11 Bravo	Mar 2021	#35
Then put the money elsewhere	kcr	Mar 2021	#37
Post removed	Post removed	Mar 2021	#57
You're the one who started the post claiming to be so confused	kcr	Mar 2021	#60
But God help you if you point anything out.	oldsoftie	Mar 2021	#70
Been there, done that.	11 Bravo	Mar 2021	#74
Same here	kcr	Mar 2021	#79
It's a good, principled plan, 11 Bravo. As for why the objections,	Hortensis	Mar 2021	#112
I thought there are higher payments for those with kids?	Beaverhausen	Mar 2021	#41
I will double check, but I think the cut off is the cut off	kcr	Mar 2021	#46
there is a family tax credit in the bill	Beaverhausen	Mar 2021	#51
It's right in the article you cite	kcr	Mar 2021	#54
Went from something	leighbythesea2	Mar 2021	#85
A few of years ago, because of a mini stroke,	fwvinson	Mar 2021	#99
yes, depends on how much debt and other financial responsibilities one has	Demovictory9	Mar 2021	#119
Because your experience is not universal, that's all.	WhiskeyGrinder	Mar 2021	#3
That's for sure.	Hugin	Mar 2021	#17
Because its better to give money to those who don't need it than to miss people	liskddksil	Mar 2021	#4
Isn't this stimulus payment based on AGI?	Deminpenn	Mar 2021	#9
For 2019 nt	liskddksil	Mar 2021	#11
Many people making a gross income that's over the cap	Deminpenn	Mar 2021	#16
Adjusted gross income (line 11 on the 1040 form) is what you have	dflprincess	Mar 2021	#102
Correct, my bad	Deminpenn	Mar 2021	#122
If you're like me	dflprincess	Mar 2021	#139
LOL, geezerhood for me	Deminpenn	Mar 2021	#141
Even the ones given last year, are handled when you do your 2020 taxes	karynnj	Mar 2021	#39
Wrong, it's for 2019 or 2020, whichever is the most recently filed tax return.	W_HAMILTON	Mar 2021	#49
Because it totally makes sense to throw away our political good will	kcr	Mar 2021	#58
Throwing away our goodwill is constantly belittling Democratic efforts...	W_HAMILTON	Mar 2021	#62
This isn't belittling efforts	kcr	Mar 2021	#63
This supposed Democrat's first foray into politics was as a volunteer for Bobby Kennedy.	11 Bravo	Mar 2021	#83
Good for you	kcr	Mar 2021	#84
+1	MrsCoffee	Mar 2021	#128
What then do you believe is the objective top cut off rate?	LanternWaste	Mar 2021	#23
What was in the House bill $100.000 (singles). That was a reasonable compromise	liskddksil	Mar 2021	#40
Trump 2024 I gave you more than Biden	leftstreet	Mar 2021	#5
The ads will write themselves unfortunately nt	liskddksil	Mar 2021	#13
Biden should be whupping	White Fox	Mar 2021	#14
I can see it happening that way	dustyscamp	Mar 2021	#47
You would spend it; you've just said so. That stimulates the economy and helps everyone.	Hermit-The-Prog	Mar 2021	#10
I'll be 72 in April. I am still working strenuous 40 hour weeks.	NBachers	Mar 2021	#12
I am glad you will donate to good causes. Thank you.	riversedge	Mar 2021	#15
How many people will not get a check because of the cutoff?	marie999	Mar 2021	#18
17 million	MoonlitKnight	Mar 2021	#27
Post removed	Post removed	Mar 2021	#65
I'm comfortable with what I make and the stimulus check is just icing on the cake. So I give it	mitch96	Mar 2021	#19
Thank you!	happybird	Mar 2021	#33
What about people who lost their job this year?	choie	Mar 2021	#22
Not to mention those whose salaries were reduced	kcr	Mar 2021	#26
In the deal, they'll be eligible for an extra $400 a week unemployment	Kaleva	Mar 2021	#38
We have a free local weekly that leans right	nuxvomica	Mar 2021	#29
I expect others to follow suit that are not in need.	LiberalFighter	Mar 2021	#32
It's based on 2019 income.	MoonlitKnight	Mar 2021	#34
You make too much. Send your money to me.	panader0	Mar 2021	#42
As I understand it (and I could be wrong)	Bettie	Mar 2021	#43
You are wrong.	W_HAMILTON	Mar 2021	#53
Most people have not yet filed 2020 taxes	Bettie	Mar 2021	#55
No, you were wrong.	W_HAMILTON	Mar 2021	#59
Some people can't or won't file taxes until April.	haele	Mar 2021	#82
I am too - if you still have your job	treestar	Mar 2021	#45
It doesn't matter. No matter how much you make, you basically spend up to that total	MiniMe	Mar 2021	#48
Because of CoL.	Sibelius Fan	Mar 2021	#50
My wife and I got a check, and that's exactly what we did with it.	GETPLANING	Mar 2021	#56
Because It's Purpose Is Twofold	ProfessorGAC	Mar 2021	#61
+1000	chia	Mar 2021	#71
Docs without borders	Gilbert Moore	Mar 2021	#64
I'm happy you don't need it. But a LOT of people who made that in 2019 didn't do squat	Liberal In Texas	Mar 2021	#66
"with the Deadbeats name on it"	Chuuku Davis	Mar 2021	#131
Is your name Donald J. Trump?	MrsCoffee	Mar 2021	#133
Worried over less than 1% of the stimulus	wellst0nev0ter	Mar 2021	#67
I agree with you. Its just gamesmanship. Nothing more.	oldsoftie	Mar 2021	#68
Seems to me the stimulus should go to those with lower incomes -- maybe less than $50K --	Hoyt	Mar 2021	#69
You see it rationally. We're retired and make about $70,000 per year in one of the most expensive..	George II	Mar 2021	#72
How do you figure that there will be no people who get no checks at all?	kcr	Mar 2021	#75
I said "Very few people, if any, who received the first rounds of checks will be cut off at all."...	George II	Mar 2021	#80
I'm not bashing democrats	kcr	Mar 2021	#81
Didn't say you, but many people are bashing Democrats, Biden in particular, claiming we "caved"....	George II	Mar 2021	#88
17 million folks will not get a check from Biden, but did from Trump	obamanut2012	Mar 2021	#93
Where do that 12 million and 5 million come from?	George II	Mar 2021	#105
Here are sources	MoonlitKnight	Mar 2021	#117
In San Francisco, a family of five making $150,000 per year is considered to be low income by the	deurbano	Mar 2021	#95
We'll be donating our stimulus too	MustLoveBeagles	Mar 2021	#73
cool story bro !	stonecutter357	Mar 2021	#76
$150,000 per year for a family is a lot in any place.	Blue_true	Mar 2021	#78
We must focus on getting rid of goops in 2020	wellst0nev0ter	Mar 2021	#116
And there we go	dianaredwing	Mar 2021	#87
You live in live in Northern Virginia, try living on that somewhere else.	Autumn	Mar 2021	#89
Look at it this way	TexasBushwhacker	Mar 2021	#92
If it were based on the 2020 AGI I would agree.	GulfCoast66	Mar 2021	#94
There are also a lot of people who got the $600/week extra unemployment who	dflprincess	Mar 2021	#104
I should be ok. I was taxed at a much higher rate January-April when my income ended	GulfCoast66	Mar 2021	#113
The way it is structured, they have to draw the line somewhere	Shermann	Mar 2021	#96
I agree. I don't need it, I don't want it...	reACTIONary	Mar 2021	#97
Its a stupid gimmie to the 2022 republican campaigns	quakerboy	Mar 2021	#100
Now hear me out	Happy Hoosier	Mar 2021	#101
It's a stimulus, you spend it	BradAllison	Mar 2021	#103
I'm with you	Mabadi	Mar 2021	#108
The way I view it: We're all owed due to trump's criminal negligence	ecstatic	Mar 2021	#110
I take issue with	Tink41	Mar 2021	#114
Do you know why Biden won?	wellst0nev0ter	Mar 2021	#118
+1. Means testing is stupid and only divides our base	radius777	Mar 2021	#121
I would also say I can't find much logic in people getting upset about means testing.	pecosbob	Mar 2021	#120
Ideally, the caps should have been adjusted for	Deminpenn	Mar 2021	#123
Try living in California.	MrsCoffee	Mar 2021	#124
I don't get it either. It's hard for me to believe that...	Kahuna	Mar 2021	#125
The CERB in Canada was $1000 every 2 weeks.	Swede	Mar 2021	#129
One time.	MrsCoffee	Mar 2021	#132
Bc it would eliminate MANY people who will need the extra money	FlyingPiggy	Mar 2021	#134
There's this to help with the load for those	Cha	Mar 2021	#138
Cool story, bro. nt	LexVegas	Mar 2021	#140

Response to 11 Bravo (Original post)

Wed Mar 3, 2021, 06:58 PM

yardwork (56,772 posts)

1. It becomes a campaign issue.

Biden promised $2,000 stimulus checks. When the Democrats whittle away at that, it looks like we're going back on a promise. This will be used against us in 2022.

I'm a bit confused. My wife and I made slightly less than $150,000 last year.

1. It becomes a campaign issue.

6. And the people who were promised $2000 will get $2000

24. People who earned $75,000

30. I received $19.50.

77. The first PPP under Pendejo45 last year, I got $1.35 n/t

36. If they made less than $75,000 - They got $600 and will get another $1400.

91. That's for

135. Yes, I was responding to someone who asked about the case of a single taxpayer

98. The $1400 hasn't gone out yet, just the $600

107. Last year at roughly $75,000 we received the full $2400, in January we received the FIRST payment...

115. IF the same cut off rates were kept for the 1400 cheque as were applied to the 600 cheque

106. Exactly! I need the money But I

109. Rose Twitter is where I've seen it the most

111. Of course.. they smell

127. Yep. The Squad is also making a big stink and DEMANDING $2k...

126. It's not just the MAGATs making a stink. Read this thread. nt

130. Oh we are.

137. Oh I have.. my question is..

7. Precisely

86. trying to be the only responsible party appears to be a losing proposition.

136. Oh yeah? could it be Passed without

90. How does that stack up against 0% GQP support for any help?

2. Do you have kids?

8. Good post. I think sometimes people can't see outside their own lives. It's great when you're doing

20. My goodness!!!!

28. I agreed with the previous post to mine, so I'm a bit lost at what you're 'my goodnessing' about?

21. I didn't read it this way at all... Sorry you did.

25. I'm genuinely interested in how you read it because

31. Thank you. I'm at a loss to the reaction to my agreement to your post, which I thought made sense.

44. Adding unnecessary means-testing to what should be a simple program

52. Ah I hear you. Best I opt out. I found the original post be be, oh well, never mind.

35. Two, both grown. Helping one with medical bills.

37. Then put the money elsewhere

60. You're the one who started the post claiming to be so confused

70. But God help you if you point anything out.

74. Been there, done that.

79. Same here

112. It's a good, principled plan, 11 Bravo. As for why the objections,

41. I thought there are higher payments for those with kids?

46. I will double check, but I think the cut off is the cut off

51. there is a family tax credit in the bill

54. It's right in the article you cite

85. Went from something

99. A few of years ago, because of a mini stroke,

119. yes, depends on how much debt and other financial responsibilities one has

3. Because your experience is not universal, that's all.

17. That's for sure.

4. Because its better to give money to those who don't need it than to miss people

9. Isn't this stimulus payment based on AGI?

11. For 2019 nt

16. Many people making a gross income that's over the cap

102. Adjusted gross income (line 11 on the 1040 form) is what you have

122. Correct, my bad

139. If you're like me

141. LOL, geezerhood for me

39. Even the ones given last year, are handled when you do your 2020 taxes

49. Wrong, it's for 2019 or 2020, whichever is the most recently filed tax return.

58. Because it totally makes sense to throw away our political good will

62. Throwing away our goodwill is constantly belittling Democratic efforts...

63. This isn't belittling efforts

83. This supposed Democrat's first foray into politics was as a volunteer for Bobby Kennedy.

84. Good for you

128. +1

23. What then do you believe is the objective top cut off rate?

40. What was in the House bill $100.000 (singles). That was a reasonable compromise

5. Trump 2024 I gave you more than Biden

13. The ads will write themselves unfortunately nt

14. Biden should be whupping

47. I can see it happening that way

10. You would spend it; you've just said so. That stimulates the economy and helps everyone.

12. I'll be 72 in April. I am still working strenuous 40 hour weeks.

15. I am glad you will donate to good causes. Thank you.

18. How many people will not get a check because of the cutoff?

27. 17 million

19. I'm comfortable with what I make and the stimulus check is just icing on the cake. So I give it

33. Thank you!

22. What about people who lost their job this year?

26. Not to mention those whose salaries were reduced

38. In the deal, they'll be eligible for an extra $400 a week unemployment