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@yon Ahhh .99 song downloads...those were the days :p

I thiiiink the Child Care Tax bill or whatsit in the US that popped up during first years of Covid (?) was meant to do that same function you mention from Sweden. Help folks with kids under 18. I unfortunately have heard so many things about the US one though, that I have no idea if it's still ongoing--but it's so useful, that I must assume it's been taken into the back alley and shot like Old Yeller :D (mind my tired yet sarcastic tone lol) Either way, it's a good idea!! And yes, it should include everyone.

UBI would be nice for real :floofCry: :btr_bocchi_pain: Certainly would solve my issues lmao.

@naan Tax credits are more complicated and only happens once a year. It highly favors the rich as they can afford people to make the tax code work for them, and they just pile that money on the pile.

Think of it as monthly child support, but the deadbeat parent is played by the government. Or every 2 weeks might be more of a U.S. cadence.

Now it helps lower income families as it’s 12 or 26 times a year, and is easier to budget and isn’t connected to a bunch of problematic taxes. Plus it should be tax free, so whatever you get you get, nothing else can take it away.

If that makes sense:)

(Not implying that Sweden is a perfect place, I just subscribe to stealing any and all good ideas and ditching the bad. No matter the source :))