re: #192 garhighway

I think the time has come for the US Government to get out of the business of picking favorites between owners and renters.

I agree with you (and I’m an owner) but it will never fly politically. Nor will axing deductions for children, or any of the other things that prevent us from having a flat tax. I took a very unscientific survey a couple years ago and the result was that even if the people I asked ended up paying a lower amount with a flat tax, they just didn’t want to give up their deductions. Possibly because a deduction made them feel like they were being rewarded for their good behavior or that they were special, but that is just conjecture on my part.