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In response to "The first line of this IM wonderfully sums up our country's woes -- (link)" by ty97

It's human nature. Why should you give up something that's of value to you, to make life easier for people who won't give up anything

Posted by Roger More (aka rogermore) Oct 18 '13, 09:32

And in the specific case of the mortgage interest deduction, the people who benefit most from the deduction are the same people that benefit most from the Bush tax cuts. So there's no "I'll give up mine, if you give up yours". From their perspective, it's "If you give up a little, I'll give up a lot"

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Certainly, and I am not exempting myself as a result. But we can choose to act outside our own selfish, innate ways if we want -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 09:49
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- Sure - but those who are more willing to sacrifice get taken advantage of by those less willing. -- nm - Roger More Oct 18, 09:57

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It's human nature. Why should you give up something that's of value to you, to make life easier for people who won't give up anything

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