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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Again, these types of tax breaks already exist, so you’re just talking about the current situation.
And it doesn’t address the fact that unhoused people are not working and therefore are paying no taxes to begin with, so you aren’t actually solving anything.
Instead of vaguely targeting “low income earners” who are not homeless or at risk of homelessness, target the people who actually need it. That’s the entire idea behind increasing funding programs and services for the homeless and those at risk of homelessness, which needs to be paid for, which means your taxes need to go up regardless how much people don’t want them to.
Adding further supports for low income earners is great, and I agree with it. It has nothing to do with addressing homelessness, though.
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I understand that tax breaks don’t help the homeless. That is not what I said.
What I am talking about is trying to help people on the verge of homelessness, give them the opportunity to earn more without paying taxes. Hopefully it helps them keep the housing they currently have.
I don’t see how helping working people who are struggling to stay off the streets is a bad thing, if we can keep more people from becoming homeless we are moving in the right direction.