<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Here's the latest update.<div><br></div><div><br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature">Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> "Pare, John via NFBNet-Members-List" <<a href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org">nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> November 7, 2017 at 8:19:33 PM CST<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org">nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Nfbnet-members-list] Legislative Alert - November 7, 2017</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> "Pare, John" <<a href="mailto:JPare@nfb.org">JPare@nfb.org</a>><br><br></div></blockquote><div><span></span></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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Dear Fellow Federationists:<br>
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Thank you for all of your calls and emails regarding the elimination of
the increased standard deduction for blind people. I have received
several questions regarding the purpose and scope of the standard
deduction for the blind. In an effort to send out the information, my
previous Legislative Alert over simplified some of the math. Here is some
additional detail. <br>
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Beginning in the 1940s, as a result of NFB’s advocacy, the IRS has
included an increased standard deduction for blind people compared to
non-blind people. This deduction reduces one’s taxable income and the
corresponding amount of taxes a blind person has to pay. In 2017, the
standard deduction for a non-blind person filing as single is $6,350 and
the standard deduction for a blind person filing as single is $7,900, an
increase of $1,550. As far as the effect this deduction has on how much
in taxes one would have to pay, that depends on one’s individual tax
situation.<br>
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The deduction is not intended to pay for a specific item, but all of the
extra items that blind people have to pay for to live the lives we want.
This could be anything from transportation to guide dog supplies.<br>
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Please continue to make your calls and send your emails. The best way to
contact your member of Congress is to call the Capitol Switchboard at
(202) 224-3121 and ask for the office in question. Emailing your member
of Congress is also a good idea. If you do so, please copy me at
<a href="mailto:JPare@nfb.org">JPare@nfb.org</a>.<br>
Warm regards,<br>
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John<br>
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John G. Paré Jr. <br>
Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy<br>
200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230<br>
(410) 659-9314, extension 2218 |
<a href="mailto:Jpare@nfb.org">Jpare@nfb.org</a><br>
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