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I am a Poverty Scholar out of the Theology Union. I have studied and been participating around issues of poverty for decades. I am a member of The Poor Peoples Campaign. I have news for this horrible tax. I have some news for you and believe me I have been hit blow by blow as an activist grieving for decades that even our own allies have turned against those in poverty. . Here are a few things i have observed:

* Poor people already pay more than any other class and have paid larger blows to their incomes forever. My go-to for taxes and who pays, where you can check it out is at: https://itep.org/whopays-7th-edition/ . There you can find your state and see this tax analysis. They have been around for over thirty years. Including what taxes you pay in your state too. Also, they calculate corporate taxes who who paid those ~ and who do not pay them in this website. It is well worth anyone's time to explore as they are full of so much information.

*With American poverty, the tax and the hatred burden on the poor has been gutted since Reagan's fake Welfare Queen garbage. I hate to tell you, many "progressive" people bought his crap and began to hate the poor right here on this forum. I am holding my breath and hope so much more understanding about the conditions of poverty are now better understood. .

* I have a "secret" about Welfare Reform that has ruined many families ~ and hate to say it, even though I may get reported, Hillary Clinton, a former Walmart board member who celebrated this trash ~ and helped promote it. She went around the country with that other turncoat Joe Lieberman crowing about how wonderful Welfare DEfroemd, has been. In NYC alone, where Hillary lives, There they implemented a program undermining union workers and hire "Welfare to Work" hire for $.50 cents an hour. did not hear a thing about that from her, only applause. sorry I am still angry about her, the so-called "women's issue" girl.

* Welfare DEformed has been terrible for these low income folks. First of all these (mostly women and some men),were told their care for their families was "doing nothing" They were forced into McJobs that did not pay enough to even pay the rent, much less their medical, childcare, food, or costs of living,. Subsequently they ended up homeless, children taken by the DSHS where they are placed in foster care that pays 3 X the cost than if the parent were caring for their kids themselves. Goddess forbid that low income people can actually do things good for their community by raising the next generations who will take care of us!
* Poverty is considered now to be "child abuse" and this gives authority for the State to take kids.
* $billions as been given for foster care, adoption, for taking kids and placing them in foster homes with designer curtains and a new SUV in the driveway, who cares what goes on behind them?
* From my own eye witness out of my own experiences, and while working on the street with homeless kids, the largest part of this unhoused population were adoptees and foster kids.
* Kids who are adopted have no sense of belonging, they have been ripped out by the roots from their families and do not know who they are. Their grandparents have no rights either, but foster care do get those rights. Oh and written in the policies for these case managers and departments get a $10,000 bonus for each kid taken.
* Maybe these foster and adopted kids have a fantastic home where they are loved and well cared for, but they still just so not feel they belong. This is not due to bad care or lack of love, they can have very loving care …but they just do not feel they have the roots they need for their self identity. .
*Family reunion would save more lives in the long run. The Rebecca Project helps parents to find support like whole family substance abuse treatment, including spouses and kids. I know there are kids who do not feel this way as well. I am not saying ALL of them feel these things, but I am saying that there is a good chance they will.
*I cannot tell you the heartbreak I have felt with parents working hard to get their kids back, but nope, the money is too good for the myriads of people, lawyers, case managers, CASAs, who are working hard to take away their rights so they get their pay. Like abortion should be legal but rare, I have seen more than one suicide because the options should be available but rare They are paid for and taken by a government of recipients determined to get the money they want.

There is more information that I have ~ tons. But trust me, defining what work is and what it is all about the lack of respect or support for those toiling at this work. It should not just be about making rich people richer. It needs to make unpaid labor more than "zero years" or "doing nothing." . Instead like so many poor who whose loved ones enter the military, we assume that the poor do not pay taxes when they make the greatest sacrifice than any other class.

Cat in Seattle
https://m.mamapower.org/
Motherwork (unpaid care giving) IS work!
Cat in Seattle