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- From: Brady_David@Tandem.Com (David Brady)
- Subject: Re: Middle-class salary range
- Message-ID: <1992Jul21.184218.6009@tandem.com>
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- Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 18:42:18 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul21.154507.21394@u.washington.edu>
- kevin@milton.u.washington.edu (Kevin Caskey) writes:
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- >>>That's right, puts it back into the local economy with home improvements.
- >>>Taking the incentive out of owning a home is one way to keep only those
- >>>who are wealthy and can afford to purchase investment property as the
- >>>primary holders of real estate.
- >>>
- >>
- >>Would you agree with a deduction on rent? Yes - well good, thanks for the
- >>thought. No, why? It seem very reasonable to me.
- >>
- >The logic of this completely escapes me. Give a deduction to both would mean
- >give a deduction to everyone. Then to be revenue neutral we all just pay a
- >higher rate on what is left after deductions. We can accomplish the same thing
- >more simply by not having a deduction for either. Think about it.
- >
- >Kevin (not a republican) at U dub
-
- Goodness. It seems like I made that exact same point before! My question was
- merely asking that since it was ok for homeowners to get a break, why shouldn't
- renters. I was RESPONDING to a self-righteous message regarding the sanctity
- of the home-owners mortgage/equity interest deduction.
-
- I AGREE with you.
-
- David (not a republican either) at ????
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