Mom’s Soap Box

I took him to the establishment he wanted to try first; I waited while he went in to get an application. He filled in the application out in the car, and I helped make sure he had all the i’s dotted and the t’s crossed.

He went back in, with his job application in his hand and in a matter of a few minutes he came back out with a huge grin on his face. He got the job.

He works three days of week from 5:00 p.m until 8:30 p.m., and until 9:30 p.m. on the weekends. Just enough to make a little spending money, without interfering with his school work.

The first few days were hard and his feet hurt a little. He anticipated his first pay check; counting down each day. Finally it was pay day. He could not wait to get his first real pay check.

I tried to warn him they may take a little extra in taxes, so not to get too excited.
The look on his face was heartbreaking , as he walked out the door holding his check.

They took out $96.00 in taxes!! I could not believe they actually took out a $52.00 E.M.S tax for a kid under 18.

The remaining taxes were federal, local, and some I never heard of.

It’s ashame the government takes that much in taxes off of a kid who just wants to work, so he can have some extra money in his pocket. It’s bad enough adults have to pay so much in taxes that the goverment has to prey on kids just wanting to make a few bucks!

The government should go out of their way to make having a job more attractive, promoting kids to have jobs. Instead they make having job less desirable by garnishing they pay with all the taxes.

So many kids are on the streets selling crack, shoplifting, and who knows what else to get some money in their pocket. The laws need to change for minors who want to work.
I think they should be exempt from paying all these taxes

At least they should remove the federal, occupational, and EMS taxes until they are 18.

I am going to write my state representativen today, there has to be something I can do as a mother to protect our kids who want to work…