Quantum Windbag
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Where did I say that?
Right here.
That's pretty funny.
But how are tax breaks not government bennies? People that own their homes can pay less in taxes than people that don't.
Tax deductions for state and local taxes are, by your definition, government bennies. That means you think people should be taxed on taxes.
By the way, one reason rich people generally pay a smaller percentage of their income on federal taxes is because the state and local taxes on that same income is generally higher, and they have lawyers and accountants that point out that they do not have to pay taxes on money that other taxing authorities take away from them.
Deductions are not government bennies. They come from money that you would have normally owed the government. If you want to argue that some of them are unfair use of the tax code to promote social engineering I will be right there with you. Hell, if you just want to say some of them are blatantly discriminatory I will cheer you on.
Tax credits are bennies because they use other people's money to pay you to do things the government likes. Tax credits should all be eliminated, so should subsides. That does cause a small problem because there are things I think the government should do that currently can only be done with government bennies, but I never claimed to have all the answers.
In my opinion those aren't tax breaks.
Nice try.
I see, some things are tax breaks, and some things aren't.
My guess is that your definition is along the lines of "If it helps me it is good."