Today is payday for me and as I opened my check hands
trembling. I fully expected it to say that I owed money for all the work I did
over the last two week.
Surprise
Instead of a bill saying how much I owed my employer I found
that I actually had an increase in the amount of take home money. Not a ton of
money, I do not make that much, but still more than I had in last year’s
paychecks.
Looking at the numbers I had roughly an increase of $20.17
over last year’s paychecks. That means at the end of the year will have an
additional $524.42.
The additional amount I make is more than I make an hour.
Meaning that I get to keep over an additional hour of my wages. These tax cuts
gave me back more than an hour of my labor and my life.
Now I know I am not a millionaire or that my whole life is
changed with these tax breaks but it is nice to actually have a little more to
take home.
The Hurt
This extra money leaves me with a huge problem. What do I
spend it on?
Do I put it into a savings account or add it to my companies
401K? Should I save it for a few months and take my wife out for a night on the
town? Do I donate to a local charity? Should I put it toward some home repairs
I’ve been putting off?
The problem is endless, but it is a good problem to have.
The truth is that I can do far more good in my life with this money then the government
could ever do with it.
Media Spin
I am not sure why the media lied about these tax cut (but I
have a suspicion it has to do with a hatred of a certain US President). I am
thankful for the small amount I get to take home.
The media made it seem like the world was going to end if
these tax cuts were passed. Yet the city is not on fire, there is no rioting in
the street, no breadlines forming, and a lot of people have a little more take
home money each month.
Maybe I’ll spend some of it on a MAGA hat.
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