A Texas politician spoke on TV one day about suspending Fed. income tax for 3

That reminds me, I should probably be putting something aside in case we have to pay in on income taxes.

Yeah and if your employer isn't taking anything out of you or paying in, instead of just paying your 1/2, you have to pay your half and what they employer normally pays, too.

You have brought up some valid points. I don't think they were trying to help peoploe with low incoms, but they were probably trying to help the Middle Class. Yes, that would probably only be a temporary fix, at best, if it worked. The core of the problem is the out-of-control spending. This is why when they say they're going to get healthcare spending under control, I just roll my eyes. If they can't do it for their job, how will they do it for an entire other system of expenditures? Thanks for your view of this. Take care.

Your bank lets you transfer it without any fees? The bank our unemployment card is through isn't up here, we don't have a single one. I wonder if we could transfer it? That's something to see about. I know a lot of people were complaining and it was in the newspaper that first you get only 1/2 your pay and then you get charged a fee every week. I had to take mine out at the teller machine, $20 at a time. One week, I had to leave $19.99 on it. The next week $3.00.I asked my back if I could do anything with the card instead of using the ATM and getting charged, they said no because it wasn't there bank, but that was before that article and they may have changed something. We don't have citibank up here. I think that's what they use and why my bank said we couldn't do it, but it is worth checking into in case things change because 26 weeks x 2 or 3 dollars is a lot. No, not by one state, This Texas guy was talking in one of the houses of congress, he's proposing it for the Federal Income Tax in congress. I don't know if he was speaking in the Senate or the House of Representatives and complaining that he had suggested it to congress. He said he didn't care if Obama took credit for it, but he does care that Obama had been told that by him and the next time he spoke to the American people, he told them Republicans complain, but they have no answers. Then he went on with other things that seemed completely off the wall and I didn't agree with, so I went back to channel surfing. I seldom watch the statin that has what's going on in Congress, but once in a while, they catch my attention and that did.

In Texas the payment goes on a Chase card. If you have access to a Chase bank or ATM, there are no fees. Otherwise, you get hit for a dollar or two any time you get cash. It can be used for purchases, and there is no charge for that, but who knows who examines your purchase history?

My unemployment benefits go on a citibank card. I was able to link my checking account, at a small local bank, directly to my unemployment account. I did that online from the unemployment account, by putting in routing number and checking number. Usually my money is on my citibank card by Wednesday. I go online, use the dashboard, request a transfer of funds and it is in my checking account by Friday or Saturday. I am sure I would pay a fee if I went to an ATM. I could use it directly for purchases at Wal Mart or the grocery, though just like any debit/credit card. I just do not want to leave a trail, if you know what I mean.

Some people above don't think it would help for a variety of reasons. I think it would help us some, but not as much as if I were working, too.

Thank you, hope you're having a good day. Yes, some people would spend frivilously, but most would just use it toward bills or to pay down a credit card.

To be proactive in such things is very smart and helps alot in the long run.