Why Many Americans Are Shocked by Their Trump Tax Refund

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

5. I get so frustrated at such ignorance.

Personally, this past year I wound up paying several hundred dollars in state income tax, but got a couple of hundred dollars refund from the feds. But it honestly wasn't a problem.

I am lucky in over time (by which I mean the past 35 years or so) I've sometimes paid taxes, sometimes gotten a refund, sometimes needed to make quarterly payments, all because my personal income taxes have varied a great deal. Because of that experience, I'm no longer surprised when my taxes change.

But most people are used to a normal thing. They have money withheld, and when they file they get a bunch of money back. I understand why they didn't double check on the changes last year and are consequently blind sided by a much lower refund or needed to pay. It sucks. It really does.

So many people live on the edge. I've been there. I know what it's like. I wish I could counsel those people and help them understand and figure out what they need to do to make their lives work better. But I can't. I can only hope they figure it out for themselves.

But I will say that anyone who supported Trump fucking deserves it.