Obama's $8000 first time homebuyer tax credit.

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  1. Jun 14, 2009 #1
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    Does it mean 8000 off your taxes or 8000 times your tax rate?
     
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    There has to be a better way to help the economy.
     
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    Anybody have a real answer to my question?
     
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    It's $8000 off your taxes, but you have to pay it back.
     
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    I thought that was Bush's plan. I thought Obama's was a real credit.
     
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    It might be.
    I don't qualify so I haven't looked that deep into it.
     
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