The Curse of the Kiddie Tax

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Stealing my kids college fund!

We bought shares of stock for our kids 20 years ago so they could pay for their own college. Now we are being pillaged by the Federal Government for wisely investing because of this so-called "kiddie tax". I didn't like the tax before now when it expired at age 18 (because college comes after that time), but now that they raised it to 24 it is absolutely stealing from their college fund. I am not a "fat cat" but simply a working stiff for the past 28 years just trying to scrape by.

The U.S. Congress is a perverse bunch of thieves!!!

Theft victim of GA @ Mar 29, 2009 10:38:27 AM

amen

screw the gov't and their kiddie tax, I am one of these investors who is getting screwed over by this kiddie tax.

nobama of MS @ Feb 08, 2009 16:39:13 PM

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