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oldoldoak t1_j6z38fo wrote

Reply to comment by Chinpokomonz in Washington State Department of Revenue launches new tax credit. The Working Families Tax Credit could give qualifying individuals up to $1,200. by crabcakes110

They use federal earned income tax credit as the baseline for this credit. Basically if you are eligible for the EITC you are eligible for the WA tax credit. EITC is meant to help those most in need (and especially those with kids). EITC doesn’t account for the cost of living difference just as our federal tax code generally doesn’t.

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Chinpokomonz t1_j6z6wv5 wrote

i understand that, I'm just saying, 49k for a family of 3 is soooooo low.. it's time to raise that up.

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curiousfog5 t1_j6zhqc3 wrote

It's a brand new credit, targeted at the working poor. There are several projects to help all workers, such as the family leave system.

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Chinpokomonz t1_j6zqevn wrote

yes i understand that, I'm saying they need to refine their idea of poor.

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FuckWit_1_Actual t1_j6zl0j1 wrote

Which barred some working class unions in its rolls out. Definitely helped out working class people.

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Skips-mamma-llama t1_j70irkb wrote

I was so fucking pissed when I found out my husband wouldn't get any leave for our baby because he had recently changed jobs (no FMLA since he's under 12 months) and his new job is with a union (Yay)..... who is excluded from PFML since they haven't renegotiated for the last 6 or so years (areyoufuckingkiddingme!)

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FuckWit_1_Actual t1_j70je8z wrote

I’ve missed out on paternity leave for my two only children I will have because I’m in a barred union but you can bet we’ve been paying into the program since day one.

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Stymie999 t1_j6zq5ws wrote

It’s welfare disguised so they don’t have to call it welfare

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