What would your definition be, mate?

There's a whole list of tests the IRS uses to determine who can be declared a dependent, I can't just reel them off.

Nah, I'm not asking you to do _that_, I'm asking for what _you_ think should be the definition of dependent

But basically it's a child or family member for whom you provide economic essentials out of your own income.

Because it's the same down here, and I'm willing to bet a lot of those are different

@wolfman1911 it does. Ironically my first DnD game was on my mission, and it was Apocalypse world with my Apos district leader.

I guess the thing I love about apocalypse world, and the 2d6 model is that the game not only progresses faster, since every roll is pretty simple, but how you do things tend to make a big difference.

I guess I would say regular dnd is like a turn based strategy, whereas apocalypse powered games are more like a first person shooter.

So can your wife be a dependent?

That's the part I'm trying to work out. It's much clearer for children.

Mine would be xD

Yeah, children is easy

But let's say...

I'm halfway with Blonde on the whole 'repeal the 19th' thing though lol

A lot of millennials nowadays still live with their parents, but are not dependent on them for survival

Would they count as dependents and therefore be unable to vote?

if they pay their own taxes then they're not dependents

A lot are dependent though. And we already have laws identifying what a dependent is for tax purposes.

And it works pretty well. Just use the same definitions

exactly DJ

This is especially interesting to me because this is typically the case with Asian families, who stay with their parents until they get married

That's wack.

yeah I don't have any problem with who lives under whose roof, it's more about whether they are pulling weight as taxpayers

Truf.

Why is it wack DGI ?

@[DGI]tech the west did something similar for the longest time.

I'm not trying to push any particular living arrangement, I actually really like the extended-family thing

^

Only it was for the wealthy.

For the most part

I lived with my Mom until 21. I left after graduating college, and due to a few other circumstances.

@Legalize did you read my proposal above?

I can't imagine living under their roof until I was married.

I got kicked out when I was 18.

Not really. I just went to live closer to girls I could date... Or... A girl.

My Uncle and Mom both got kicked out of my adopted Grandparents house when they were 17 😂

That's fine, I moved out when I was 19, although if I didn't get my daughter early I can see myself still living under their roof

The whole, he leaves his parents house to be one with his wife sort of idea

Also a pretty good safeguard against premarital sex

I think we should just abolish federal taxes and give states more leeway on their tax codes.

this system is about net taxpayer status though @Legalize so it's net of benefits received

Let Cali and New York tax themselves through the roof. The inner states would gladly accept their businesses

But yeah, I only ask because I'm curious