and also ignoring that for a huge number of people..they either stopped paying all together, or received significantly more back that 10.
You are "qualifying" the term benefit. Def 2..a payment or gift. By changing the code, you paid less. Thats a benefit.
http://www.thedailys...011-ricky-gervais
Even Jon heard it...5:30
He just called it "cutting spending in the tax code".
35% of filers itemize. 45% don't pay.
Hmm. How's that math degree?