And if you don’t buy those arguments, consider that the exemptions for children are such an ingrained part of the American Way that dumping them would be viewed as decidedly UN-American and would be rejected by the public almost universally.

Example: Susie has two kids and makes $ 13K a year. She will pay no taxes since her standard deduction + personal exemption + 2 dependent exemptions wipes out all income. But not only that, the federal government (in other words, we taxpayers) will pay her an earned income credit of $ 4500. So her taxes for the year are -$ 4500. In other words she is a payer of negative taxes – she gets all her withholdings back plus a $ 4500 bonus. Oh yeah, I almost forgot about the Additional Child Tax Credit. Another bonus for anybody with kids who makes over $ 11K but isn’t eligible for the Child Tax Credit, like Susie. Without figuring it out exactly, let’s just point out it can be anywhere from a few dollars to a few thousand dollars. So she “pays” even more negative taxes.

On the other hand, if Susie marries Johnny, the dad, who makes $ 30K, guess what happens. It they are married, their combined income is too high for the EIC, and they also won’t get the Additional Child Tax Credit. So if Susie says “I Do”, she is kissing off over $ 4500 a year. So they shack up until Johnny finds another prettier Susie – one that doesn’t have kids climbing all over her. Then actual taxpayers who pay positive taxes will pay to raise her kids. And what example on how to live and survive will those kids learn? They will learn from mommy and daddy that people should have kids and shack up so the government won’t tax them but will give them negative tax bonuses instead!

Any guesses as to why we have so many unwed mothers today?

Children are an investment in our future, and their contributions to society will far outweigh the costs of raising and educating them, and they can support the older generation later.

It’s more mouths to feed, but their brains more than make up for it.

Fluctuation in hormones can cause spotting. If it is something that you’ve always done, then I would count from the first day of spotting; however, if it’s something that your cycle changed to doing, as you got older, I would not.

I would start counting from the moment you went from wearing a pantie liner to wearing a normal pad. Try either method for a few months to see how you feel.

You could start with OPK’s, Ovulation Predictor Kits, and there’s a lot of information out there about charting your ovulation.

Good luck!

you have to have lived with your boyfriend for the WHOLE year. You also have to have made under $ 3400. He had to provide at least half of your financial support. Also, you two living together can’t violate local laws (sounds weird but apparently certain areas still have really old laws that aren’t enforced prohibiting unmarried couples from living together. If they’re still ‘in the books’ you can’t be claimed). So if no one else claims you, he can!

hope this helped (pardon my lazy poor grammar at the moment :p)