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IChing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 07:35 PM Original message |
Bush Tax Panel Considers Limiting 2 Popular Deductions (middle class&lower |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. Not wealthy? Young and in college? We are soooo screwed |
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FVZA_Colonel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
2. "these two deductions will cost the Treasury about $250 billion this year" |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 07:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. But funny how when we're talking about tax cuts for the rich, |
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ShockediSay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 02:24 AM Response to Reply #3 |
44. And we're paying about 250 $Bil a year interest on the national debt |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 07:48 AM Response to Reply #44 |
121. And isn't it about $80B for a little skirmish in Iraq? nt |
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WhiteTara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 12:07 AM Response to Reply #121 |
129. as in per month n/t |
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don954 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 07:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
110. No, 'cause after the health insurance deduction is repealed |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 07:51 AM Response to Reply #110 |
122. We can sit back and watch and experience |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
4. These are Practically the ONLY Middle-Class Tax Deductions |
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Demobrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 07:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Practically - but not quite only. |
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ekelly (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 11:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
28. If I get pregnant |
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AllyCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 12:53 AM Response to Reply #28 |
36. That's what I want to know. If they say life begins at conception |
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RaRa (705 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 06:34 AM Response to Reply #36 |
52. Me too! eom |
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cpamomfromtexas (453 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 03:09 PM Response to Reply #36 |
138. When I was pregnant I always drove in the High Occupancy Lane HAHA |
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IChing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 03:11 AM Response to Reply #28 |
45. See this post, your'e right |
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Straight Shooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 03:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
99. Pro rata deductions for children, perhaps? |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 07:53 AM Response to Reply #5 |
123. there's still charitable donations |
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1932 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 07:30 AM Response to Reply #4 |
58. but they're not targeted at just middle class/working/poor |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 11:30 AM Response to Reply #58 |
81. If Only Landlords Can Deduct Interest... |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 11:38 AM Response to Reply #58 |
84. Most Working People Would Lose Their Health Insurance... |
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DamnYank (93 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 03:19 PM Response to Reply #84 |
98. And the hospitals as well |
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NeoConsSuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 05:17 AM Response to Reply #84 |
130. I think you are reading the proposed law entirely wrong.. |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 11:21 AM Response to Reply #4 |
79. Did you read the article? |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 11:46 AM Response to Reply #79 |
85. At Today's Housing Prices? Yes |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 12:02 PM Response to Reply #85 |
86. Sorry, |
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LibertyLover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 09:08 AM Response to Reply #86 |
125. $500,000 houses and not being middle class |
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Milo_Bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 10:47 AM Response to Reply #86 |
131. Yes you do!!! |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 06:44 PM Response to Reply #79 |
104. In my neighborhood, yes |
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GinaMaria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 02:55 PM Response to Reply #79 |
137. depends what market area you live in |
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Elwood P Dowd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
6. Plus they also plan on eliminating taxes on investments |
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ninkasi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 09:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. Stupid question, I know... |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 10:07 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. A look at their bank statements might give you the answer. |
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FloridaPat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 07:15 AM Response to Reply #6 |
55. Return on investments is unearned income. He doesn't pay SS taxes. |
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olddad56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
7. makes sense to me... |
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dcfirefighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
8. These are really bad deductions - they should be gone |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 08:29 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. 30% of the mortgages last year were "Interest only", that will hurt |
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toopers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 08:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I agree with you . . . |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 08:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Sales tax is regressive and hurts poor people. |
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toopers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 09:00 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Actually, it doesn't hurt poor people. |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 10:03 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. At 87% Sales tax rate?????? |
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alcuno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 10:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. There are certain things you can't avoid buying. |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 10:35 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. It's a flat tax |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 08:23 AM Response to Reply #23 |
64. correct! sales tax is horribly regressive... |
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AllyCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 12:58 AM Response to Reply #14 |
37. And then the spending taxes them disproportionately. |
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pecwae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 06:33 AM Response to Reply #14 |
51. Johnson County TN |
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1932 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 07:33 AM Response to Reply #51 |
59. Alabama -- 70% of the land is owned by corporations, so they have no |
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BamaGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 11:32 AM Response to Reply #59 |
126. We have an awful income tax too |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 07:02 PM Response to Reply #51 |
105. tax on food??? |
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pecwae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:30 AM Response to Reply #105 |
116. The way they justify it |
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nvliberal (618 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 10:46 AM Response to Reply #14 |
74. You're kidding, right? |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 11:55 AM Response to Reply #14 |
135. Yes, it does. |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 01:24 PM Response to Reply #12 |
91. The luxury tax is the key. |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 01:33 AM Response to Reply #10 |
40. National sales tax is the worst idea possible |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 07:31 PM Response to Reply #10 |
106. You don't live in Washington state, do you? |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 08:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Incentive to buy a house. |
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survivor999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 09:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Totally agree with you... |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 12:00 AM Response to Reply #11 |
31. not sure where you rented, but where i rent |
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RaRa (705 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 06:41 AM Response to Reply #11 |
54. Ditto! |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 07:43 AM Response to Reply #54 |
119. We can't get back the 1950s |
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Wordie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 10:41 AM Response to Reply #11 |
70. Whoa there! Renters pay ALL those things, FOR the landlord, THRU the rent |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 07:36 PM Response to Reply #70 |
107. Landlords often take a net loss in return for equity |
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Wordie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 02:46 AM Response to Reply #107 |
115. I didn't advocate repealing it at all...just making a point to the earlier |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 02:20 PM Response to Reply #11 |
96. congratulations on your purchase |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 12:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
136. I totally agree. |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 11:18 PM Response to Reply #8 |
27. You Are Right About the Disagreeing Part |
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dcfirefighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 10:29 AM Response to Reply #27 |
68. Owners rent out at market rates |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 11:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
30. getting rid of either will bankrupt me and my parents. The fuckers. |
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MarsThe Cat (978 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 12:10 AM Response to Reply #8 |
32. It should stay intact for primary residences- |
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stevebreeze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 02:15 AM Response to Reply #32 |
42. mortgage deductions are only available for 2 dwellings under current law |
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MarsThe Cat (978 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 02:24 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. thanks- having only one myself, i wasn't sure... |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 01:39 AM Response to Reply #8 |
41. If I could nominate a post,... |
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Justice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 06:41 AM Response to Reply #8 |
53. Interest on Mortgage Deduction is the only way most people |
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dcfirefighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 10:37 AM Response to Reply #53 |
69. it's a scam |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 07:49 AM Response to Reply #8 |
60. I like reading your posts |
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dcfirefighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 10:42 AM Response to Reply #60 |
72. Thanks for the beers n/t |
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dean_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 10:25 AM Response to Reply #8 |
67. I agree with you in theory... |
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Wordie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 10:57 AM Response to Reply #8 |
75. I agree with you, but to just eliminate either of these without replacing |
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dcfirefighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 10:59 AM Response to Reply #75 |
76. Taxes on land |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 11:35 AM Response to Reply #8 |
83. I totally and vehemently disagree with you. They WORK. |
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dcfirefighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 12:25 PM Response to Reply #83 |
87. not very progressive of you |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 01:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
93. Agreed. Get rid of the mortgage deduction. It's unfair. nt |
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Puglover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 08:02 AM Response to Reply #93 |
124. Id be curious to know |
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Inland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 10:28 PM Response to Reply #8 |
112. Ideally, I would phase them out over twenty years. |
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4dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:38 AM Response to Reply #8 |
117. de facto tax?? That's funny |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 11:14 AM Response to Reply #8 |
133. pretty nihilistic view you have there |
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Carolab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
13. This is all part of Wall Street's scheme to get people to invest. |
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catzies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 10:41 PM Response to Reply #13 |
24. Yup. And gives me deja vu for the "private accounts" scheme he shopped |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 08:26 AM Response to Reply #13 |
65. That is a very good question. |
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nvliberal (618 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 11:03 AM Response to Reply #13 |
78. If you really believe there isn't a "housing bubble" in many parts |
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Carolab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 11:46 PM Response to Reply #78 |
113. But, see, that is EXACTLY part of the plan! |
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IChing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
16. Health Care |
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Wordie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 11:29 AM Response to Reply #16 |
80. IChing...did these things happen to you? Maybe I don't understand |
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CBHagman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
17. Great. Go after housing and health care, in a fashion. |
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FrankBooth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
22. This is really going to piss off the middle-class wingnuts |
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forintegrity (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
25. fuck them! |
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tandoori (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
26. SludgeReport said the home deduction would be capped at $350k |
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Infomaniac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 12:14 AM Response to Reply #26 |
33. In certain housing markets, a cap that low would be unacceptable. |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 12:21 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. wait a minute. it looks to me like they mean $350k/year in interest is ok |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 07:48 PM Response to Reply #34 |
108. no, its interest on a 350K loan |
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Lithos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 07:46 AM Response to Reply #108 |
120. It also coincedentally |
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tandoori (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 01:00 AM Response to Reply #34 |
114. EXACTLY.......the proposal only hurts super rich |
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Inland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 10:25 PM Response to Reply #33 |
111. Don't you get smacked with AMT anyway? |
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Infomaniac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 06:56 AM Response to Reply #111 |
118. AMT in high personal income or property tax states... |
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Inland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-13-05 01:12 PM Response to Reply #118 |
127. Right, so |
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IChing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-05 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
29. There are times we speak of....no taxation without representation. |
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IChing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 12:48 AM Response to Reply #29 |
35. the military, halliburton, and the rape of this country? |
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Mr Rabble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 01:03 AM Response to Original message |
38. This will be the end of the economy, and * with it. |
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flaminbats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 01:20 AM Response to Original message |
39. man, how badly do these idiots want to lose?? |
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bklyncowgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 06:05 AM Response to Original message |
46. NYT: Tax Panel Says Popular Breaks Should Be Cut |
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Aunt Anti-bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 06:05 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. It makes no sense at all. |
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coyote (900 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 06:05 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. I´ll take.... |
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screembloodymurder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 06:05 AM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Stop paying taxes. |
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wordout (355 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 12:56 PM Response to Reply #49 |
90. same here and agree 100% |
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bklyncowgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 06:08 AM Response to Reply #46 |
50. Whoop sorry admins. didn't see the other thread. nt |
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FloridaPat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 07:19 AM Response to Original message |
56. Reagan tried to get rid of mortgage deduction. The insurance companies |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 07:22 AM Response to Original message |
57. those who think the health care cut is good as it moves us towards |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 08:11 AM Response to Reply #57 |
62. "Things have to get much worse before they can get better" |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 05:35 PM Response to Reply #62 |
100. exactly - the damage - esp now with the bankruptcy bill passed into law |
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dcfirefighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 12:44 PM Response to Reply #57 |
89. Gov't already pays 60% of healthcare |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 05:38 PM Response to Reply #89 |
101. but only for those who have an extra $10k of earnings |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
61. The right wing nutcakes.. |
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RedEarth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
63. Who would have guessed .... put more of the tax burden on working folks.. |
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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
66. What we need is a wealth tax |
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dcfirefighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 10:41 AM Response to Reply #66 |
71. Don't forget to exempt Labor built wealth |
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ramapo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
73. Mortgage deduction should be limited |
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LatinoSocialist (195 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
77. how come they don't consider deducting |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
82. But they ARE going to abolish investment interest. |
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dcfirefighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 12:41 PM Response to Reply #82 |
88. There are two types of interest |
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LincolnMcGrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 02:59 PM Response to Reply #88 |
97. Just heard a few minutes of ElRushbo, he is livid over this proposal; |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 11:26 AM Response to Reply #97 |
134. all the ones that live in big cities |
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second edition (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
92. If Bush tries to do anything with these two deductions he will see |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
94. They need to reverse the tax cuts and stop the wars. |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
95. somehow I can't imagine this passing |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
102. Well, one of the ideas isn't bad. Limit the size of the mortgage. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 07:51 PM Response to Reply #102 |
109. odd thing is...there already is a cap on the deduction for the "rich" |
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ignatius 2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-12-05 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
103. I read today on Bloomberg news that the tax panel also wants |
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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-05 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
128. Cocksuckers!!!! |
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zann725 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-05 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
132. Question #1: Why do we all continue paying taxes? When those paying |
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