Just as pro-lifers don't want to pay for BC or abortions....ya know....personal responsibility and all that.....please tell me why I should subsidize your choice to have a child?
Having a child is not a necessity. If you can't afford to pay for it yourself, you shouldn't have one.
The same goes for the mortgage deduction.....if you can't afford a house without it.....why should I subsidize your personal choice to buy a home? Owning your own home is not a necessity.
As a single/no dependent taxpayer.....I have nothing I can deduct.....I can't even deduct the money I give to charity. How about I get to deduct something I would just, you know, like to have? Like a new car or a kitchen remodel? Something I don't need, just something I would like to have.
I pay plenty of taxes for things people do need.....like food and shelter for the poor, education for everyone else's child....though I have none. Isn't that enough?
And yes, I would gladly pay taxes to provide BC and abortions.....because, in the long run.....it will reduce my taxes.....it is the fiscally smart thing to do.