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Re:Obama (was) to require 100 hours of community service a y... by hugh on Friday November 07, 2008 @08:44PM (#357349)
A good deal for whom?
Re:Obama (was) to require 100 hours of community service a y... by rms on Friday November 07, 2008 @08:57PM (#357369)
College students that make less than $40/hour after taxes yet pay exactly $4000 in taxes.
Re:Obama (was) to require 100 hours of community service a y... by Xichekolas on Saturday November 08, 2008 @01:03AM (#357502)
The credit is fully refundable, so it amounts to getting paid $40/hr for a make-work project.

I wonder if there are going to be limitations on that... I could definitely be a student for a few more years if it meant I got paid $40/hr to do what I'd normally volunteer to do anyway.

Re:Obama (was) to require 100 hours of community service a y... by rms on Saturday November 08, 2008 @06:24PM (#357911)
Fully refundable, meaning you get a check back from the government if you aren't paying enough taxes? Awesome, I can't wait for the handouts to begin.
Re:Obama (was) to require 100 hours of community service a y... by Xichekolas on Saturday November 08, 2008 @06:34PM (#357919)
Yep. It's a giant $40/hr work-study program. Considering my university only paid work-study kids about $6/hr, this will obviously be very popular.