I’m still screwed for 2021… oh working yourself into debt I love the American dream. Feels like someone holding your head underwater whilst picking your wallet. Game isn’t worth the candle I really wanna just give up.

Cause Texas schools is stupid aF compared to Mass. I was a genius when I moved to Arizona in HS

Interesting, thanks for the info

Only 13% of taxpayers itemize, so 87% automatically won't have to pay tax on the refund. Out of the 13%, only those who didn't pay at least $10k in state tax will have to claim the refund as earnings. Since the vast majority of people who itemize are high earners, this is a very small number of people. I'd suspect the percent of people who will have to pay tax on the refund will be in the very low single digits, maybe even 1% or less of the population.

And who the fuck calls it Dunkies?

I think my jest is that it was because they claimed we as a state went over the tax threshold so here ya go. Made me just go it’s the money we paid in taxes, but I get what you mean. This is why I’m not in any sort of finance tax job l

If you used it as a deduction on your tax return, then it wasn't already taxed. It's not taxable if you didn't use it as a deduction.

Nice. Tax the already taxed money lol

I'm not suggesting that teachers come in early and stay late without additional pay. I'd love to see schools or the state hire staff specifically for these roles. If teachers want the extra work for extra pay, cool. If not, there are other people available. In fact, lots of towns have before and after care already, so these people already exist and are working and being paid. I'm just saying we should try to better integrate them into the standard school offering. The cost of before and after care is high for parents, and the school day hours no longer make sense. The days seem to start between 7 and 9 and end between 2 and 3:30. If you have multiple kids, you might need to be driving back and forth multiple times. The school day seems to have been designed with a stay-at-home mom in mind. Those days are mostly gone. We should rethink the school day like we re-thought women's roles in society, and recognize that both parents are typically working full time these days.

The legislature wanted to try and retroactively change the law so that they would they could determine the amounts, as opposed to what the law currently allows for. There was pretty substantial disagreement in the legislature about how they would actually do it, let alone if Baker would sign what they sent him. All this would’ve done was delay and likely reduce the payments people would’ve got.

Seriously. If I want to be all google eyed at celebrities I’ll go to LA. if I’m at Dunkin’ Donuts I’m rushing to something, it’s probably hockey, otherwise I’d be drinking coffee at home. Why would I be happy to see some amateur screwing up my order? I hope someone threw a shoe at him.

Yep. Norovirus is going around. Got it last week.

Actually this is on Chuckie Baker. His administration rushed to return to taxpayers that 14%. If he had waited for the Legislature to act like they had said they would, they could've done it in a way to avoid the federal tax liability.

> It’s Boston after all, so we had some rather course and agitated people who were willing to voice their displeasure in a colorful way, and I’m still lobbying to include the most interesting of those in some of the edgiest social spots.

We need to get out hands on the Affleck cut.

Grew up in mass public schools. Moved to Texas end sophomore year of high school. I was so happy to start school at almost 9am. Until getting out at 4pm and felt like my whole day was at school but in mass I would get out at 1:30-2. Also the way the teach is so different so I ended up being taught things in highschool in Texas that I was taught in middle school in mass

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Yes and a lot of the people causing that distraction are parents. I understand they want their child to have a lifeline should the worst happen but kids and parents are texting each other all day long.

I'm reading Johann Hari's book, Stolen Focus, and it is hitting home with me.

But what isn’t taken into effect is that people have to be paid for these roles. Before anyone says teachers get enough time off I ask you to attempt to work in education where a lot of the work happens after the end of the school day at home and a lot of money is paid out of pocket for supplies.

1. Sports and Band. MA actually enforces school hours and kids can’t leave early regularly for activities (yes, happens on occasion but not by rule).
2. Busses. Neither enough bus drivers or busses to NOT stagger school days. So in order to accomodate the sky-high bussing costs becuase of low supply, districts are beholden to the bus company hours when setting start/end times.

This only affects you if you itemized, which unlikely impacts most of us peasants.

No... It's better for some kids, probably the majority given the learned helplessness of many. Teachers are more than babysitters, I certainly didn't act like one...but the general sentiment during Covid was that we were...my feelings.

I can confidently say it's not better for all...and Zoom isn't the only option. In a system of distrust zoom is horrendous, it's mandatory face time...and we all know how much we love that shit as adults.

Could it have been something much better? I absolutely think it could have ushered in a new concept of what school is... Maybe to be seen as more collaborative learning centers/community centers where kids could go rather than had to go... With educators, adjustment counselors, etc there to work with those that need help, in whatever capacity that was.

There is far too much control over the student body (I obviously understand why and there are larger societal problems to deal with before we can comfortably get to my vision) for it ever to feel like a place where kids, particularly adolescents (the only age group I can say I have solid experience with).

The downvotes on my other comments are pretty indicative that I do not represent the norm...lol, for what it's worth.

say, would you like a chocolate pretzel?

If you don’t itemize, it’s not taxed (in MA).

CUT YOUR NAILS FOR GODS SAKE