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Old 02-07-2009, 06:48 PM
 
Location: Montgomery County, PA
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but on the other side of the coin .. You can afford to pay more since you don't have kids. So you should..
A great philosopher once said "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need". While this man was a greatly influential thinker, his ideas about economic policy are largely discredited.
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Old 02-08-2009, 07:05 PM
 
Location: NJ
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Agree 100%. Stop giving tax breaks for home buyers but also stop giving tax breaks for having children. If anything they should be paying more since they are more of a drain on services. (schools, etc...)
Being a married childless couple we pay the most taxes yet use the least resources. Sucks.. BUt whatever. Don't care. Everyone gets screwed someway so try not to get caught up caring anymore. Life sucks.
but children are the next generation of taxpayers, hence the exemptions and credits (if you qualify).

Everyone does get screwed so you can't sit and dwell on your lot in life! (not saying your are)
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Old 02-09-2009, 06:47 AM
 
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but children are the next generation of taxpayers, hence the exemptions and credits (if you qualify).

Everyone does get screwed so you can't sit and dwell on your lot in life! (not saying your are)
I get it. Doesn't mean I have to agree with it.

Screwed if you do and screwed if you don't.
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Old 02-09-2009, 07:08 AM
 
Location: South Jersey
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does anyone know if this went thru yet??
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Old 02-09-2009, 07:20 AM
 
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does anyone know if this went thru yet??
No. Once you see the STIMULUS BILL passed and signed all over the news then it went through. Then you get to see if it was yanked before that.
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Old 02-09-2009, 11:44 AM
 
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Keep in mind, folks...this is a "bill" - not approved as final...yet.

I, as many here it appears, bought in June 08, took the $7,500 "loan" on my 2008 return...and would LOVE to hear that it doesn't have to be repaid. And this isn't "whining"....it is a fairness issue, as I see it! Someone in an earlier post made the wise-crack about "well, quit whining everyone. What do you want them to do....go back 10 years and give everyone the credit?..." or something similar. It just seems strange that - in such a short period of time - they have doubled the credit and eliminated the payback requirement.

I believe they SHOULD make this retroactive to those purchases that qualified for the '08 $7,500.00!

Just my thoughts...
I totally agree with you. It should be made retroactive as I am one of those folks who bought in 08.
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Old 02-09-2009, 11:47 AM
 
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I totally agree with you. It should be made retroactive as I am one of those folks who bought in 08.
Got to love this thinking. ME ME ME!

So sad...
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Old 02-09-2009, 11:50 AM
 
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Got to love this thinking. ME ME ME!

So sad...
Yes, ME ME ME!! That's how america was built.
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Old 02-09-2009, 12:13 PM
 
Location: NJ
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Yes, ME ME ME!! That's how america was built.
why not to everyone homeowner, regardless of what year the home was purchased?
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Old 02-09-2009, 12:29 PM
 
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why not to everyone homeowner, regardless of what year the home was purchased?
Why not everyone who has been in a home or thought about buying one?
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