A Fair Warning in a Purple Article from the AP on Tax Returns

When there is a change to tax code or anything that may affect tax refunds, etc, a fair warning of such an impact is valid along, hopefully, with whatever steps one might take to mitigate that impact.

But that wouldn't be the AP way as unless it's sprayed with a cheap can of purple paint, it just ain't news.  (AP:  Tax refunds may get hit due to health law credits)

Right off the top, we head for the comics pages:

Taxes? Who wants to think about taxes around Labor Day?

Gee, Mom.  Do I have to go to school.

I guess they taught him in Podunk Journalism University of the Stars that a catchy lead line is important.


It's not just tax code, it's Obama's law.  What's more, it's impossible law.

If your income for 2014 is going to be higher than you estimated when you applied for health insurance, then complex connections between the health law and taxes can reduce or even eliminate your tax refund next year.

Those complex connections are way too complex for your dumb ass to understand and, frankly, I don't understand them either as I'm a second-rate journalist and don't understand much of anything.

As your income goes up, your tax credit goes down.

Let's say that in twelve paragraphs because your dumb ass wouldn't understand it otherwise.

It might have been written that those fortunate enough to see an increasing income this year should make a point of understanding how this will change tax returns, consequently it's also important to report income changes promptly.

(Assume eleven more paragraphs or so, blah, blah)

Now you're going to confuse the bejeebers out of ol' Three-Chord Silas as one minute yer sayin' to write them poems an' stop writing political crap an' then yer sendin' somethin' what incites political crap.

(Ed:  just my sense of humor)

It's all good ... well ... except the poetry.  (Some of it lately I think isn't too bad, tho)