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Title: We are all members of the FSA
Post by: MillCreek on October 06, 2015, 05:01:26 PM

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/most-americans-get-free-stuff-from-the-government/

I have for decades enjoyed the mortgage interest write-off.

Title: Re: We are all members of the FSA
Post by: Perd Hapley on October 06, 2015, 05:04:37 PM

Is this another one of those people claiming that getting a break on taxes is equivalent to a subsidy?  ;/

Title: Re: We are all members of the FSA
Post by: tokugawa on October 06, 2015, 05:06:04 PM

"free"? they mean after we already paid for it in taxes?
  Or do they mean "free", as in, we don't have the money but we mortgaged your children's future for it?
 Or do they mean "free", as in, we used government power to convey a monopoly to favored parties to jack the price of service to the point where you can't afford it without our "free" subsidy? 

 I'd settle for FREE, as in, get out of my life, let me conduct my affairs as I see fit, and leave me the @#$K alone. For a long time I thought I could just pay my taxes, essentially pay the extortion so they would go away, but now, now they have to meddle in everything I do as well.
 
 

Title: Re: We are all members of the FSA
Post by: roo_ster on October 06, 2015, 05:08:22 PM

Quote from: fistful on October 06, 2015, 05:04:37 PM

Is this another one of those people claiming that getting a break on taxes is equivalent to a subsidy?  ;/

Well, it is all FedGov's money anyways...

Title: Re: We are all members of the FSA
Post by: MechAg94 on October 06, 2015, 05:51:03 PM

Mortgage write off is not "free".  I just pay fewer taxes and end up getting a couple hundred dollars back out of the much higher amount I pay in actual "income taxes".  That doesn't count the other taxes on my income. 

Liberals who want higher taxes love to throw crap like that around.  They change the definitions of terms to fit whatever point they want to make.

Title: Re: We are all members of the FSA
Post by: brimic on October 06, 2015, 06:22:05 PM

Brookings Institute? What a bunch of bullshit.
I'm subsidizing government, not the other way around.

Title: Re: We are all members of the FSA
Post by: brimic on October 06, 2015, 06:25:03 PM

Quote from: MillCreek on October 06, 2015, 05:01:26 PM

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/most-americans-get-free-stuff-from-the-government/

I have for decades enjoyed the mortgage interest write-off.

A write off is not free *expletive deleted*it, its just a few dollars that isn'taken from you- at the threat of the loss of your personal freedom or life amd limb.

Title: Re: We are all members of the FSA
Post by: Ron on October 06, 2015, 07:37:11 PM

A politician who asks "how are we going to pay for a tax break (or deduction)" will never get my vote or support.

Title: Re: We are all members of the FSA
Post by: Scout26 on October 06, 2015, 07:44:01 PM

Quote from: Ron on October 06, 2015, 07:37:11 PM

A politician who asks "how are we going to pay for a tax break (or deduction)" will never get my vote or support.

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