The way I see it, deductions, loopholes, tax credits, whatever you want to call them give incentives/disincentives depending on the circumstance (we...
True words - I totally agree with you.
You're off base and making assumptions about what I like/don't like. You have no idea what my own tax situation is or what would/wouldn't impact me....
Hmmm. I guess I'm a little more focused on the mortgage deduction part of the deal -- does that make sense to anyone? For what it's worth, the...
To an extent, I agree with that. The problem is that the federal budget doesn't easily ratchet up and down to match changes in the GDP. If you're...
If I understood the seattle times article right, they'd lower taxes for the wealthy and then hit everyone with higher taxes by shrinking the mortgage...
Is it just me or does the plan to lower mortgage interest deduction suck ass in terms of trying to get the housing situation in a better place?
How many wars were going on at Clinton's spending level?
Heck, I'd never say never, but if I'm investing in an entity that can't pay it's bills, I'd be thinking the investment risk is higher. I'd also be...
Sticking to the analogy we've been using, it would be similar to purposely screwing up your credit rating just to see what would happen. Investors...
Honestly, I think it makes some sense -- a balanced budget should be the goal year in, year out. But there are a lot of surprises in life and there...
Fighting over the budget does not have the impact of messing with the debt ceiling. While both result in gov't shut down, a failure to raise the...
Sure thing -- it's all good if the commitments are cancellable. The point I was trying to make is that the bulk are not cancellable. The debt...
I don't think that's quite right. Same situation, but you have a bunch of recurring obligations (comcast bill, phone bill, rent, etc.) or other new...
As a starter, you focus in a proactive and productive way about what cuts make sense. Try listening to the other side to see what's really most...
Yep, I get that spending cuts are key. And it's part of the solution for sure. I'm asking you to take the next next and consider that maybe the...
Like I said, sick and tired of bitching, finger pointing and posturing. Talk about solutions or finding middle ground and I'm all sunshine and...
Guilty as charged: all of your whiney bitchiness has gotten to me. So cut it out and we can maybe get somewhere. That's the point.
Other things come to mind, but the biggest is that we were running huge deficits in a STRONG ECONOMY in 2006. We were in a perfect position to get...
Cool deal -- that's actually the first hike I ever remember doing. Getting old because that was the era of plaid, bellbottoms, etc.
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