Originally Posted by
Brillig
That would depend on several things. I doubt any of the income actually comes in Jodi's name officially, so it would be difficult to prove that money being deposited in her comisary account is not a gift to her. Also, I highly doubt that even if Jodi made a truthful list of how much she has sold all her "art" for, that it would add up to a high enough income that she would not still be entitled to a public defender. Technically, Jodi probably should be declaring the money from the art sales as income on a tax return, but the income level is still pretty low, and since she is already in jail, the IRS coming after her is not really that much of a threat.
Think about it.... as of a week or two back, Jodi had at most made $10 - $20 from sales of her artwork, and the defense had so far cost 1.3 million dollars.
As far as Ma and Pa, it depends on many factors, but in general, gifts are not income. So if people want to give them individual small amounts of money as a gift, the IRS will probably not hassle them to declare it. Unless they get a 1099 form, in which case they would have to declare it because there would be a paper trail.
Well to be fair, do we know how Donovan self identifies? As female or male?
I believe it is politically correct to call people who are transitioning (or living as a certain gender) by their gender of preference.
There is someone in the non-profit educational group I participate in who goes by a male name and has a gf, but clearly has some obvious female attributes. Everyone calls 'him' a he and refers to him that way in his presence and out of it. We never even give it a second thought. Not sure if anyone ever asked if he had surgery, or plans to, it just seems respectful to use his gender of preference. Donovan, loser jerk or not, might be in the same boat?
While I am willing to mock Donovan for being a bumbling, ignorant loser who blindly supports a sociopath murderess, I'm also willing to respect whatever gender choice s/he is making.
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