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May 26, 2011 at 3:11 PM in reply to: Well, looks like the U.S. of A. maxed out it’s credit cards…Lol…. #699792May 26, 2011 at 3:11 PM in reply to: Well, looks like the U.S. of A. maxed out it’s credit cards…Lol…. #699937
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Participant[quote=carlsbadworker][quote=briansd1]Who here who owns a house wants the repeal of the mortgage interest deduction?[/quote]
Me! Subsidy from the rent poor to the house rich never made any sense. However, I also favor put some of the Wallstreet crooks behind the bar while we are at it.[/quote]
+1I’ve never understood what makes mortgage interest “special” compared to other (non tax deductible) interest. Plenty of countries don’t have a mortgage interest deduction – and home ownership is at similar levels.
Sure, I get the advantage – but I’d be willing to give it up if push came to shove.
And +100 on the wall street crooks should go to jail.
May 26, 2011 at 3:11 PM in reply to: Well, looks like the U.S. of A. maxed out it’s credit cards…Lol…. #700292Participant[quote=carlsbadworker][quote=briansd1]Who here who owns a house wants the repeal of the mortgage interest deduction?[/quote]
Me! Subsidy from the rent poor to the house rich never made any sense. However, I also favor put some of the Wallstreet crooks behind the bar while we are at it.[/quote]
+1I’ve never understood what makes mortgage interest “special” compared to other (non tax deductible) interest. Plenty of countries don’t have a mortgage interest deduction – and home ownership is at similar levels.
Sure, I get the advantage – but I’d be willing to give it up if push came to shove.
And +100 on the wall street crooks should go to jail.
ParticipantI’ve seen a variation on #1
Friends/acquaintances who formerly made good money who were not financially or emotionally ready for retirement… finally conceding to early retirement at a standard of living far below what they planned.In both cases – the person qualified for either a small pension (smaller than if they waited till full retirement age) and were old enough to take withdrawals on their 401k/IRA money. But dreams of traveling in retirement, etc, were squashed out. In both cases the spouse will work longer than originally planned to help make up the income loss.
ParticipantI’ve seen a variation on #1
Friends/acquaintances who formerly made good money who were not financially or emotionally ready for retirement… finally conceding to early retirement at a standard of living far below what they planned.In both cases – the person qualified for either a small pension (smaller than if they waited till full retirement age) and were old enough to take withdrawals on their 401k/IRA money. But dreams of traveling in retirement, etc, were squashed out. In both cases the spouse will work longer than originally planned to help make up the income loss.
ParticipantI’ve seen a variation on #1
Friends/acquaintances who formerly made good money who were not financially or emotionally ready for retirement… finally conceding to early retirement at a standard of living far below what they planned.In both cases – the person qualified for either a small pension (smaller than if they waited till full retirement age) and were old enough to take withdrawals on their 401k/IRA money. But dreams of traveling in retirement, etc, were squashed out. In both cases the spouse will work longer than originally planned to help make up the income loss.
ParticipantI’ve seen a variation on #1
Friends/acquaintances who formerly made good money who were not financially or emotionally ready for retirement… finally conceding to early retirement at a standard of living far below what they planned.In both cases – the person qualified for either a small pension (smaller than if they waited till full retirement age) and were old enough to take withdrawals on their 401k/IRA money. But dreams of traveling in retirement, etc, were squashed out. In both cases the spouse will work longer than originally planned to help make up the income loss.
ParticipantI’ve seen a variation on #1
Friends/acquaintances who formerly made good money who were not financially or emotionally ready for retirement… finally conceding to early retirement at a standard of living far below what they planned.In both cases – the person qualified for either a small pension (smaller than if they waited till full retirement age) and were old enough to take withdrawals on their 401k/IRA money. But dreams of traveling in retirement, etc, were squashed out. In both cases the spouse will work longer than originally planned to help make up the income loss.
ParticipantI’m with sdr – that #2 sounds awesome.
(and #1 also sound decent.)ParticipantI’m with sdr – that #2 sounds awesome.
(and #1 also sound decent.)ParticipantI’m with sdr – that #2 sounds awesome.
(and #1 also sound decent.)ParticipantI’m with sdr – that #2 sounds awesome.
(and #1 also sound decent.)ParticipantI’m with sdr – that #2 sounds awesome.
(and #1 also sound decent.)Participant[quote=sdrealtor]Those signs are always there. We’re talking retail here not office parks with signs advertising unidentifiable buildings.[/quote]
Sorry… the OP mentioned for lease signs. And subsequent posters mentioned unemployment. I didn’t realize we were only talking retail.On the retail front – I see a lot of empty storefronts in UC (near Henry’s) and in Clairemont (on the three retail corners at Balboa and Genesee.)
I don’t think we’re out of the woods.
Participant[quote=sdrealtor]Those signs are always there. We’re talking retail here not office parks with signs advertising unidentifiable buildings.[/quote]
Sorry… the OP mentioned for lease signs. And subsequent posters mentioned unemployment. I didn’t realize we were only talking retail.On the retail front – I see a lot of empty storefronts in UC (near Henry’s) and in Clairemont (on the three retail corners at Balboa and Genesee.)
I don’t think we’re out of the woods.
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