Re:The Great American Single-Family Home Problem
by einarvollset on Saturday December 02, 2017 @02:16AM
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Prediction: you vote GOP, yet do not consider the support you get from the government in terms a mortgage interest deduction, FHA loan eligibility of people who could buy your house propping your house value up, nor in fact how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (govt supported) actions makes it possible for you to rely on a fixed 30 year rate for your mortgage. Oh no, you did it all by yourself.
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Re:The Great American Single-Family Home Problem
by jessaustin on Saturday December 02, 2017 @03:29AM
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(Don't tell him GOP is getting ready to cap mortgage deductions at $500k. He's probably not going to be crazy about the SALT deductions going away either. Out here in flyover country it all sounds great!)
Re:The Great American Single-Family Home Problem
by infinite8s on Saturday December 02, 2017 @05:11PM
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Only for new mortgages.
Re:The Great American Single-Family Home Problem
by spaginal on Saturday December 02, 2017 @11:16AM
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If he bought a home through hard work, I’m fairly certain he’s aware that he’s paying taxes through the nose to support these programs as well. I know I am.
Get off your high horse about the government charitability towards homes, the government didn’t provide these programs out of its own back pocket, our tax dollars provide these programs.
Re:The Great American Single-Family Home Problem
by einarvollset on Sunday December 03, 2017 @08:21PM
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Dude. Home ownership is one of the most tax advantaged investments in the US. Rather than telling me to get of my “high horse”, why don’t you get of your Austrian economics horse and point to a more tax advantaged investment and we can chat? Can’t? No, because it does not exist unless you’re into carried interest territory.