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As a volunteer tax preparer for AARP, I often encounter people who have overpaid and are due a large refund. Many are OK with this, including some financially sophisticated people. Some are not and are grateful for advice.
The deck is stacked against some debtors, even while they are making payments in good faith. The reality is more nuanced than simply: You signed up for it, you pay for it.
Trump uses the language of violence and intimidation because it appeals to his MAGA base.
A shirt that inscribes support for gender fluidity is not equivalent to one that says, "There are only two genders," a statement that dehumanizes those who don’t align with a single sex.
"A vote for a third-party candidate is tantamount to supporting another Trump presidency," writes one reader. Another writes, "We need an option for president other than Joe Biden or Donald Trump."