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Posted on October 15, 2011 by myiq2xu (D)

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  1. Lola-at-Large, on October 15, 2011 at 1:46 pm said:

    Awesome graphic at the end there. I shared on FB.

  2. ProudMilitaryMom, on October 15, 2011 at 1:56 pm said:

    Yup- great graphic! I shared it on FB as well!

  3. Lola-at-Large, on October 15, 2011 at 2:19 pm said:

    Congress is going after mortgage interest deduction. http://real-estate-and-urban.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-testimony-to-senate-finance.html

    • Lola-at-Large, on October 15, 2011 at 2:21 pm said:

      the Mortgage Interest Deduction is a residual of the 1913 tax code, and was not created to encourage homeownership..

      • Dario, on October 15, 2011 at 6:49 pm said:

        All tax deductions have unintended consequences. I think the deduction was for the benefit of the banks, but it’s been a good thing for the middle class. It’s the only loophole available to the working class.

    • 1539days, on October 15, 2011 at 3:08 pm said:

      the Mortgage Interest Deduction does encourage those who would be homeowners anyway to purchase larger houses than they otherwise would

      • Three Wickets, on October 15, 2011 at 9:43 pm said:

        That’s a stupid and near-sighted view from someone like this person giving the testimony who only thinks about real-estate. MID can reduce monthly mortgage payments for middle class homeowners by as much as 30%, savings which households will use to cover other basic living expenses, groceries, utilities, etc.

        • 1539days, on October 16, 2011 at 5:13 am said:

          There is statistical evidence to prove this out. Before MID, people at certain incomes bought smaller homes. After that, they bought bigger homes. Obviously, the banks and the real estate agencies steered people in that direction, but the effect was to make the MID a subsidy instead of a bridge to home ownership.

          The Bush administration did a study that made the same point. Eliminating the MID would increase tax revenue slightly. It also would have kept many people in rental properties. Of course, if that deduction had been eliminated before 2007, it might have taken some air out of the housing bubble.

        • Three Wickets, on October 16, 2011 at 6:02 am said:

          Fair point, thx.

    • yttik, on October 15, 2011 at 4:17 pm said:

      The mortgage interest deduction is all that is keeping some middle class homeowners in their homes right now.

      • Bull J. Moose, on October 15, 2011 at 4:21 pm said:

        Yup. Which is why it comes as no surprise coming from either party machine. Third worldization of the US is their goal, and they won’t stop until you’re happy to work for pennies a day and sleep in a tent on wall street (not by choice).

        And funnily enough, both banks and wall street wouldn’t be happy with that I suspect. Which might come as a surprise to OWS’ers. Then again, it’s more money for wars, maybe they would like it.

    • 1539days, on October 15, 2011 at 3:10 pm said:

      Why not? The original Nazi party went after rich bankers and redirected unfocused rage to elect a great speechifying.

      Unlike Obama, Hitler was able to raise campaign funds by paying admission to his speeches.

  7. catarina, on October 15, 2011 at 4:33 pm said:

  8. HELENK, on October 15, 2011 at 5:10 pm said:

    hitler gets angry over fast and furious

  9. HELENK, on October 15, 2011 at 5:32 pm said:

    weird thought
    what happens if Wall St moves to the Caymans?
    good weather, low taxes, with computers why not?

  10. catarina, on October 15, 2011 at 5:43 pm said:

    maybe I should move to the Caymans.
    thanks, helenk.

  11. catarina, on October 15, 2011 at 5:44 pm said:

    so quiet..everyone went to the OCCUPY protests?

    • votermom, on October 15, 2011 at 5:46 pm said:

      Hah! Weekends are busy for me. I don’t know what everyone else’s excuse is.

    • yttik, on October 15, 2011 at 6:23 pm said:

      LOL, I am not at an Occupy protest. However, I went to one a few days ago. I wanted to do some research.

      • dorkle, on October 15, 2011 at 6:55 pm said:

        Oh, that’s cool.

        I have a younger brother at Berkeley and he was collecting some data about the OWS for me because they have an Occupy event happening on the campus.

    • DeniseVB, on October 15, 2011 at 6:58 pm said:

      I’m being occupied by my twin 8 y/o granddaughters and their new puppies, 10 week old pooping and peeing machines (mini longhaired dachshunds, being adorable has kept them alive ;) ). Sigh, I now know what Liberty Plaza must smell like.

  12. catarina, on October 15, 2011 at 5:52 pm said:

    You can take the weekend off, vm.

    Rest easy knowing others are working ;-)

    http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2011/10/reporting-occupywallstreet-toxic-dump.html

  13. HELENK, on October 15, 2011 at 6:34 pm said:

    what the democrats say when backtrack is not in the room. They are not happy

    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204002304576628673446417268.html

    • dorkle, on October 15, 2011 at 6:53 pm said:

      Well, it’s hard to be happy or excited when the leader of your party is a big lemon. I shed a single tear for them.

    • Dario, on October 15, 2011 at 7:07 pm said:

      Koolaid drinker, Zuckerman, didn’t see Obama with clear eyes. The paragraph that caught me eyes is this one:

      Mr. Zuckerman recalls reports of Mr. Obama consulting various historians on the qualities of a transformational president. “But remember, transformations can go up and they can go down.”

      Obama thought he could copy the traits of a transformational president. How stupid is that? An empty suit candidate will be an empty suit president.

    • Dario, on October 15, 2011 at 8:09 pm said:

      Thanks for the link. It’s a great show, and a reminder of how great Bill Clinton is.

    • Dario, on October 15, 2011 at 9:55 pm said:

      I have to turn off the flash video from time to time because the fan comes on. Maybe the foundation will have a DVD of the show. I’ve missed big portions of it.

    • Dario, on October 15, 2011 at 10:20 pm said:

      I just saw Chelsea and Bill talk. Bill gave thanks to so many people. A few names he read from a note, but so many he just remembered. He didn’t use a teleprompter.

  15. westcoaster, on October 15, 2011 at 10:28 pm said:

    Here are some interesting ideas from an article on the demonization of the working class: identity politics has taken the place of the class struggle. These words in the article remind me of 2008: “Instead, the New Left looked for new groups to replace labor, which in the case of America were students, African Americans, the urban poor.”
    http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/11963/talking_class_chavs_and_riots

  16. Three Wickets, on October 15, 2011 at 10:29 pm said:

    This is pretty funny, albeit courtesy of progger activists.

    • Dario, on October 15, 2011 at 11:16 pm said:

      It’s only partially true. Most Americans don’t know where the countries are located. Heck forget about countries, a great number of Americans wouldn’t be able to find the state they live in on a U.S. map.

    • 1539days, on October 16, 2011 at 5:19 am said:

      How much of that map could be labeled “they take our aid money” or “all our jobs went there?”

      • Three Wickets, on October 16, 2011 at 6:24 am said:

        Stereotypic perceptions about the world was propably their point. Actual numbers don’t always match the scale of isolationist rhetoric.

  17. Three Wickets, on October 15, 2011 at 11:13 pm said:

    Also funny and cute. Europe according to the Greeks.

    • crawdad, on October 15, 2011 at 11:17 pm said:

      Be careful what you say about Greeks.

      Angienc will rip you a new one.

      • Three Wickets, on October 15, 2011 at 11:23 pm said:

        You think I wasn’t aware. I’m not stupid. It’s from a Greek pov, and I kind of sympathize with the humor. Don’t hurt me, angie.. :-)

    • Dario, on October 15, 2011 at 11:21 pm said:

      That’s very funny, especially the workaholic label.

    • angienc, on October 16, 2011 at 1:21 am said:

      Why would I hurt you? The map is completely accurate except for 2 points:

      (1) Use of the “r” word — it’s hurtful & should read “malakas” (guys who is so lame they can’t get women & have to jerk off all the time –loose translation to simple “jerk offs.”That is the word Greeks would use).

      (2) Eastern Greece is not “lent” to Turkey — it was STOLEN by the Turks. Here’s to the liberation of Constantinople!

      I especially love “Plagiarists” for Italy.

  18. timothy2010, on October 15, 2011 at 11:42 pm said:

    FYI
    Yahoo is replaying the Clinton concert.
    Watched live(but very drunk)
    Highlights lots of praise for Hillary from most
    Lady Gaga doing Caught up in a “Bill Romance”
    Hillary smiling and dancing next to I believe Bonnie Raitt
    Maria Bello acknowledging CGI not ignoring women in its post earthquake efforts.
    Even better stuff that I am way to far gone to articulate,
    Free
    http://news.yahoo.com/decade-difference-concert/live/

    • DandyTiger, on October 16, 2011 at 12:06 am said:

      Cool, thanks.

      • mothy67, on October 16, 2011 at 12:22 am said:

        Surprised that everyone is not talking about it.
        Lady Gaga opened her set with a ditty about living in a tiny one room apartment and needing one person to take a chance on her and then she said in America that can happen. Lest we forget WJC was the son of a nurse,
        Very positive show. I was a little scared when Usher covered Help from my Friends but he didn’t butcher just re did it differently (Joe Cocker fan here)
        And Kaa’an(Somalian) and a Columbian band rocked.
        No comments anywhere except for those bashing

        • DandyTiger, on October 16, 2011 at 12:36 am said:

          It’s great. Looks like they have some pretty good clips in addition to the rebroadcast. Hopefully they’ll add more.

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