People who are 100% disabled are not given this credit. Know a man who has not been out of bed in ten years and does not get extra deduction. Are the blind worse off? Anyone know history of this tax excemption.
2007-01-26 03:38:42 · 2 answers · asked by rallman@sbcglobal.net 5 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Well....the elderly (over 65) get an extra exemption as well. It's all a trade off. When someone is 100% disabled, they can qualify for social security disability payments, which are generally nontaxable (subject to income limitations from other sources). Someone who is 100% blind do not qualify for tax free disability payments since they can still work.
That said, there are lots of things in the tax code that is favorable to specific groups (i.e. ministers can receive part of their compensation as a tax free housing allowance, favorable rules for farms, etc.).
2007-01-26 04:53:27 · answer #1 · answered by jseah114 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good lobbying effort in the past.
Whomever gets the most deductions is whomever has the best lobbying effort in DC.
It would be political suicide to propose getting rid of it now as you would be accused of "sticking it to the blind".
2007-01-26 04:14:28 · answer #2 · answered by Wayne Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋