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re: Washington Post Article - Making the poor prove they're worthy.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:36 am to CoCo311
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:36 am to CoCo311
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The two that really got me were comparing mortgage interest refunds to a government handout
Gotta admit, I was very intrigued about running a brother out of my palatial mansion!!!
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Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:37 am to Count Chocula
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Gotta admit, I was very intrigued about running a brother out of my palatial mansion!!!
Is that a Freudian slip?
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:39 am to CoCo311
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Is that a Freudian slip?
Brothel... frickn auto correct pissed me off.
You gonna be my brothel madam?
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:39 am to CoCo311
Farmers - have a job
Students - pursuing an education
Homeowners - have a job
Welfare recipients - ????
Students - pursuing an education
Homeowners - have a job
Welfare recipients - ????
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:39 am to CoCo311
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comparing mortgage interest refunds to a government handout.
Well, first, it's not a refund. Second, it is kind of a handout. Other countries don't necessarily have this type of deduction in their tax systems.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:39 am to AubieALUMdvm
Your student loans were still a govt handout becaue you poors couldn't afford college on your own dime
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:40 am to CoCo311
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The population at large isn't wasting their money on drugs
The article specifically notes that multiple studies indicate drug use is not more common among the poor than it is in the general population.
Whether those studies are correct or not I can't say, but if they are then she may have a valid point.
ETA: For example, would you be okay with a mortgage interest deduction that requires you not spend any of it on beer?
This post was edited on 4/8/15 at 11:42 am
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:42 am to CoCo311
Nothing more hilarious than a farmer who hates big government.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:43 am to StrongSafety
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loans were still a govt handout
We should make poors pay back their welfare "loans." Lulz
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:43 am to StrongSafety
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Your student loans were still a govt handout becaue you poors couldn't afford college on your own dime
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loans
=/=
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govt handout
So all of these people are going to pay it back b/c that's exactly what I'm doing?
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:43 am to upgrayedd
I can't believe people think a tax break is the same as getting money from the government. Only in the case of the Pell Grant is the government ultimately giving money to people. Otherwise, they are still making a buck off of them through taxes.
I know I have to be subjected to drug tests in order to receive a pay check, so why can't everyone else, no matter what the situation. Hell, as a taxpayer, we are paying the government, so we should require all politicians and government employees to be subjected to drug tests.
I know I have to be subjected to drug tests in order to receive a pay check, so why can't everyone else, no matter what the situation. Hell, as a taxpayer, we are paying the government, so we should require all politicians and government employees to be subjected to drug tests.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:44 am to StrongSafety
There are 26 state and federal assistance programs designed for the needy and poor.
Now 27 with subsidies for Obamacare.
Stop all the madness, please!
Now 27 with subsidies for Obamacare.
Stop all the madness, please!
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:44 am to foshizzle
Yeah, but if I want to buy drugs, I work and pay for them.
Nobody gives me free drugs.
Nobody gives me free drugs.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:44 am to CoCo311
triggered. 
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:44 am to CoCo311
Does it give instructions in your link on how to lease an escalade?
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:44 am to Mo Jeaux
I guess I don't understand that then, because I thought it was a refund of the interest you paid in on your own mortgage. Is that not correct?
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:45 am to KG6
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I can't believe people think a tax break is the same as getting money from the government.
Well, without the break, you'd otherwise owe those taxes.
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I know I have to be subjected to drug tests in order to receive a pay check, so why can't everyone else, no matter what the situation.
Not everyone does though. I don't.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:46 am to CoCo311
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I guess I don't understand that then, because I thought it was a refund of the interest you paid in on your own mortgage. Is that not correct?
No. It's a deduction, not a credit, and there are limitations with respect to the deduction.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:47 am to foshizzle
quote:The studies i've seen support this, but that isn't relevant imo.
The article specifically notes that multiple studies indicate drug use is not more common among the poor than it is in the general population.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:47 am to foshizzle
My point had nothing to do with which group does drugs more. My point was, if you are receiving government assistance, you shouldn't have enough money to purchase drugs.
And for arguments sake, I'd have no problem not spending my mortgage interest refund on beer, because I have a fricking job and that isn't my only income.
And for arguments sake, I'd have no problem not spending my mortgage interest refund on beer, because I have a fricking job and that isn't my only income.
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