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hughee99

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8. You are not avoiding a tax by buying a house

Sat Sep 29, 2012, 07:40 PM

Sep 2012

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You're getting a tax deduction. You pay the same as before, and then you get some back. If you were "avoiding a tax" buy buying health insurance then the government would have raised everyone's taxes by the amount of the fine, and then giving you back your money IF you have insurance. The government COULD have done this and likely avoided the supreme court altogether simply by creating 1 new deduction and raising everyone's taxes. That's not what they did.

If you don't buy insurance, which is not offered to most people except through a private company, you pay an additional tax (penalty) that you were not paying before. If you don't buy a house, you pay the same taxes as before, you just don't money back.

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I can't find in US Constitution where it says... [View all] Viva_Daddy Sep 2012 OP

Totally agree. And some religious experts point out that truedelphi Sep 2012 #1

Let's see now... LiberalFighter Sep 2012 #30

I can�t find in US Constitution where it says "The SCOTUS can enact LAWS", can you? Vincardog Sep 2012 #2

Um, try this to see how it fits in, but it seems to say they can rule on all laws, not enact them: freshwest Sep 2012 #4

In what way do you see the USSC enacting laws? Corporate "personhood" Vincardog Sep 2012 #42

That was an intrepretation, not law making or enforcing. They interpreted the 14th Amendment: freshwest Sep 2012 #43

K&R nt avebury Sep 2012 #3

I couldn't find where the government can require you to buy a product hughee99 Sep 2012 #5

You are no more required to buy insurance than you JoePhilly Sep 2012 #6

You are not avoiding a tax by buying a house hughee99 Sep 2012 #8

Uh, no, you are avoiding property tax jberryhill Sep 2012 #27

You're avoiding a tax by not buying a house, hughee99 Sep 2012 #32

When we have ourselves a Supreme Court un-beholden to the truedelphi Sep 2012 #13

I can�t find in US Constitution where it says "money is speech", can you? Viva_Daddy Sep 2012 #7

A promise is speach and money is a promise. tama Sep 2012 #9

No, The Federal Reserve is theft. truedelphi Sep 2012 #14

To my understanding tama Sep 2012 #22

Hey truedelphi...I resent your remark about the "US public are too stupid to understand". Let me jonesgirl Oct 2012 #47

Okay, but here's the thing - you may be unaware of certain things, truedelphi Oct 2012 #49

I can't find that in any SCOTUS decision, either. eallen Sep 2012 #44

I can�t find in US Constitution where it says "the rich are allowed to buy politicians and elections Viva_Daddy Sep 2012 #10

Are very many people claiming that the Constitution does say those things? sl8 Sep 2012 #11

In my household, the cats rule. I am not sure what part of the truedelphi Sep 2012 #12

Ah, you underestimate me. sl8 Sep 2012 #17

sl8, sl8 truedelphi Oct 2012 #45

Quiet, you fool! sl8 Oct 2012 #48

I'd type, LOL, but truedelphi Oct 2012 #57

IZ OK NAO. sl8 Oct 2012 #58

You might enjoy this quote from Mark Twain: truedelphi Sep 2012 #15

"Man is the only animal with the true religion. existentialist Sep 2012 #18

At least three of the things you can't find are not only not there existentialist Sep 2012 #16

Promoting the general welfare is one of the purposes of the Constitution. Igel Sep 2012 #36

You are trying to argue with existentialist Sep 2012 #39

Cant find the word "Capitalism" anywhere in the Constitution ErikJ Sep 2012 #19

It mentions "Our Lord". Nye Bevan Sep 2012 #24

That is evidence of nothing....... Swede Atlanta Sep 2012 #34

Or "private property" tama Sep 2012 #26

Interesting point nt ErikJ Sep 2012 #35

I think the Constitution says (or implies) exactly the opposite for your points 2 and 3. George II Sep 2012 #20

No, there are two references sarge43 Oct 2012 #53

I don't see anything in the Constitution that states meow2u3 Sep 2012 #21

I can't find the part in the Constitution CheapShotArtist Sep 2012 #23

I can't find the capitalism anywhere in the US Constitution. Kindly Refrain Sep 2012 #25

I can't find socialism there either (nt) Nye Bevan Sep 2012 #28

Wouldn't the part in the Preamble referring to....... socialist_n_TN Sep 2012 #40

So cute. You are trying so hard. RandiFan1290 Oct 2012 #46

I could appreciate this more with the article "the." WinkyDink Sep 2012 #29

I was practicing for Twitter. Whated to promote #NotinConstitution. Viva_Daddy Sep 2012 #31

Re-read above. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #56

You're not supposed to look for those in the REAL Constitution! DavidDvorkin Sep 2012 #33

Don't demand unreasonable specificity in a constitution. Jim Lane Sep 2012 #37

i can't find where is says my uterus is someone else's domain fizzgig Sep 2012 #38

Modern era Repubs don't care. Jack Sprat Sep 2012 #41

I can't find where it says you have to show a photo ID to vote! n/t Tanuki Oct 2012 #50

k & r thanks for posting...nt Stuart G Oct 2012 #51

The people that believe that have their own version of the Constitution hobbit709 Oct 2012 #52

Every bit of that is in Flashmann Oct 2012 #54

You're not reading the Teahadist What-Our-Forefathers-Meant-Not-What-They-Said valerief Oct 2012 #55