The Blue Board

Why does owning a home entitle you to FREE MONEY?

Where you alive during the housing bubble? Can you think of a reason why a tax incentive to purchase a home may have contributed to the housing bubble? Does free money not increase the overall prices of homes by artificially increasing demand?

It is one of the hundreds of examples of "ENTITLEMENTS' that go to the Middle class. These "ENTITLEMENTS" never get brought up in these "government is bad" political threads.

The mortgage deduction tax credit which costs the US government over $100 billion a year.

$100 billion in tax credits > $75 billion in foodstamps.

Do the math.

A TAX CREDIT IS A HANDOUT!

A Tax credit is a SUBSIDY, A food stamp is a SUBSIDY. It has the same effect on the government balance sheet.

Deductions that have been added into the tax code cost the US government $1.1 trillion annually. That easily covers the deficit without
even looking at spending (yes we must cut spending drastically too).

But instead of complaining about the $1.1 trillion in tax credit HANDOUTS that mostly go to the Middle class, everyone acts like a $75 billion Foodstamp program created the deficit.

Again, the housing deduction is one of dozens of examples of things that cost the US government more than food stamps.

It was just an example, I pay a mortgage too but you guys are missing the point.

We should eliminate all the deductions and lower the overall tax rate. That is the fairest way to go.

rms thinks being lazy entitles people to free handouts. She thinks if you work hard then you should have to support the lazies.

I hate everyone that 30% of my check supports, outside of the military, police, etc along those lines.

Meh, mine is of minimum effect because of benefits I receive. People need to pay attention to that stuff before they just sign and agree to it. Personal response senility comes into play.

I wondered the same. Where I live they roll up to the stores in their fancy cars and all have iPhones.

With the topic of the article being pretty cut and dry (website for immigrants to gain knowledge about getting on gov't programs) I didn't expect much response from the Democrat community. There is not much that they can spin into their agenda unless they truly believe that immigrants should be given handouts upon arrival.

Blanket statement used to incite the masses. OP of OP got his wish.

I've known people my whole life that relied on food stamps to get by. Some actually needed them to be able to afford food, while some didn't. Some were good people and some were not. However, the thing they all had in common was that none of them worked.

I suppose it's just a coincidence that the followers of the party not in power have a much, much greater percentage of government distrust than anyone else.

You do realize that many have different reasons, right? You might be afraid that the government is going to take your guns, someone else might be afraid that the government is going to take away their right to free speech, someone else might be afraid that the government is going to take away their right to make choices over their own body.

When you phrase the question to ask if the federal government "threatens your personal rights and freedoms," then of course you'll get every single person with any possible gripe against any aspect of the government coming out in force. Hell, even I'd answer yes, because I believe many Republican politicians proposing anti-abortion laws are threatening personal rights and freedoms. To me, it's surprising that the number isn't higher.