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In reply to the discussion: Just had a right-winger, a banker, in my office this morning [View all]Demsrule86
(68,348 posts)80. That would be great but I don't see it happening.
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I think he is going for broke...try to push his poison through and then retire.
Demsrule86
Dec 2017
#4
No, he is a prick who is greedy and will at the drop of a hat use government programs
Eliot Rosewater
Dec 2017
#87
Ryan represents a very very white part of very very white WI. The people he represents
AJT
Dec 2017
#5
He is a Congressman and now House leader...they think that is 'good'. I agree with you.
Demsrule86
Dec 2017
#85
The many many millions of GOP voters in blue states who will pay WAY more now in taxes
Eliot Rosewater
Dec 2017
#6
I think most people will look at it that they can borrow say $50K and the value of the loss in
Hoyt
Dec 2017
#7
Not much. Most homes have been increasing at a pretty good clip. Lower priced homes will still
Hoyt
Dec 2017
#15
The 2 or 3% values of higher priced homes might drop, won't make that much difference.
Hoyt
Dec 2017
#23
That's not what history teaches. When prices of higher end homes go down, there's a downward
pnwmom
Dec 2017
#27
"Probably." OR people might realize that the original plan was to get rid of ALL mortgage deductions
pnwmom
Dec 2017
#38
I dont remember housing prices tanking when the million dollar threshold was set in 1986.
Hoyt
Dec 2017
#64
Standing on line to prepay my school taxes, I got into a discussion with another homeowner.
dhol82
Dec 2017
#43
As an example - EVERY conservative in the country believes the 2008 crash was caused by ...
Cosmocat
Dec 2017
#49
How is anyone in that business unaware of those changes in the tax law?
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Dec 2017
#35
I think most of us would be more or less ok if the shitty tax bill were the end of it, but it's not.
lark
Dec 2017
#36
I had not heard that, either. Only about the limit on the property tax deduction. nt
Honeycombe8
Dec 2017
#46
Uh oh, it looks like it's time to start demonizing black athletes and women seeking abortions again.
Bleacher Creature
Dec 2017
#56
Tell everyone so that the bad news rushes down in a torrent in time for 2018 elections.
Bernardo de La Paz
Dec 2017
#61
A lot of middle class folks who itemize deductions may be in for an unpleasant surprise when 2018
still_one
Dec 2017
#70
Exactly, it is above the line. The other problem is that these supposed tax cuts expire in 8 years
still_one
Dec 2017
#81
All of these screw jobs need to be talked-up in 2018 so that every man, woman and child
democratisphere
Dec 2017
#76