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[infinite monkey]

Not just the 'poor.'

Non-homeowners make up for homeowners' deductions, like those with no dependents make up for child deductions.

When I was a DINK (double income/no kids) it seemed that we were 'dinged' a lot, then we got some breaks, but not much. Those breaks were still better than any breaks I've ever received. The most significant one of late was the 'making work pay' credit which saved me 400 bucks. That's gone now too.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Not just the 'poor.'

Yeah. That was a bad choice of words. Sloppy on my part.

But it seems like the more money a person has, the more the system is set up to favor them. I understand that in this example, the government wants to encourage home ownership, and I'm glad they do. But another way of looking at it is that they penalize renters.