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Post by speedergurl68 on Oct 20, 2009 5:30:53 GMT -4
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Post by deputy on Oct 20, 2009 6:08:37 GMT -4
I think some of our elected officials need to do less. I'd be embarrassed if he were my rep.
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Post by funnel101 on Oct 20, 2009 14:16:36 GMT -4
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Post by speedergurl68 on Oct 20, 2009 15:20:37 GMT -4
I was just putting this in the appropriate forum and since there is some apparent new development on it, thought I would reheat it
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Post by RobMoore on Oct 20, 2009 16:38:19 GMT -4
It is very silly, but no where near the top of the list of silly things people get tax deductions for.
This won't be a popular opinion, but people get to write off their children, houses, company cars, ect ect ect, why not their dog? All those items are things people spend money on by choice. I don't agree with the government passing value judgments on what people should spend their money on.
I'd rather see a flat tax or consumption tax of some sort. Adding to our tax code isn't the solution, it is the problem. Companies like H&R Block shouldn't exist. Paying taxes should be simple. Getting a tax return should be something that only happens because of extenuating circumstances.
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Post by stephadele on Oct 21, 2009 10:17:03 GMT -4
Do they still get a tax credit if they leave dog sh.it in my yard, leave dogs unleashed and roaming the streets where I can hit them with my car, and have their dogs barking for hours at 3 am when Im trying to sleep?
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Post by safetildecember on Oct 21, 2009 10:28:18 GMT -4
Do they still get a tax credit if they leave dog sh.it in my yard, leave dogs unleashed and roaming the streets where I can hit them with my car, and have their dogs barking for hours at 3 am when Im trying to sleep? Sounds like Kent Island.
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Post by misternuke on Oct 21, 2009 23:44:19 GMT -4
I'd rather see a flat tax or consumption tax of some sort. Adding to our tax code isn't the solution, it is the problem. Companies like H&R Block shouldn't exist. Paying taxes should be simple. Getting a tax return should be something that only happens because of extenuating circumstances. Amen, Brother!!!! When everyone is paying their fair share, everyone will care and everyone will have a proportionally equal investment in how tax dollars are spent. As a big-time dog guy, though, even I can't justify a tax credit for pet owners. I could see a write off for service animals (if that doesn't already exist), but pets are an optional luxury. If you can't afford to keep them, you shouldn't. Every tax dollar one person gets out of paying is one more that someone else has to pay....and I don't want to pay any more so someone else can feed their ferret.
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Post by nightpurse99 on Oct 23, 2009 3:05:51 GMT -4
Do they still get a tax credit if they leave dog sh.it in my yard, leave dogs unleashed and roaming the streets where I can hit them with my car, and have their dogs barking for hours at 3 am when Im trying to sleep? Well that depends, if you claim more then 50% of the dog sh!t you can actually take the credit. now if the the said sh!t is mixed you must file an itemized return. But other wise YES!
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Post by funnel101 on Oct 23, 2009 11:54:53 GMT -4
As a big-time dog guy, though, even I can't justify a tax credit for pet owners. I could see a write off for service animals (if that doesn't already exist), but pets are an optional luxury. If you can't afford to keep them, you shouldn't. I hope there is a credit for service animals; that seems like a no-brainer to me and could fall under "medical expenses". But as for non-service animals? No. As much as I love my 4 cats, it was a choice I made at some point to adopt them. It was a choice I took seriously, knowing that it was a commitment to the cat for their whole life and that the commitment would cost money. And it's a choice I've made gladly, too.
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Post by AquaHolic on Oct 23, 2009 11:57:24 GMT -4
As a big-time dog guy, though, even I can't justify a tax credit for pet owners. I could see a write off for service animals (if that doesn't already exist), but pets are an optional luxury. If you can't afford to keep them, you shouldn't. I hope there is a credit for service animals; that seems like a no-brainer to me and could fall under "medical expenses". But as for non-service animals? No. As much as I love my 4 cats, it was a choice I made at some point to adopt them. It was a choice I took seriously, knowing that it was a commitment to the cat for their whole life and that the commitment would cost money. And it's a choice I've made gladly, too. Exactly! I agree. I can see this law opening the door for more animal abuse.
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Post by RobMoore on Oct 23, 2009 14:41:08 GMT -4
Very good point. Much like people who foster children for the money, rather than for the right reasons.
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