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Old 04-27-2022, 08:24 PM   #419 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary View Post
I almost got a new Prius Prime instead of the used Avalon. But I don't think I would have gotten much of the federal tax credit back making the car substantially more expensive.
My parents are low income, and our income is substantially more. Who "buys" a thing often depends on if it's better to appear that you've got less income, or more. If there's a non-refundable (must have tax liability) tax credit, I'll but the thing. If there's a subsidy for lower income, my parents will "buy" it.

Plenty of legal ways to navigate the complex yet profoundly idiotic tax and subsidy games politicians create.
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