Comments on: Tax implications of the stimulus bill

By: Jimmy Bryant

Jimmy Bryant — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:39:06 +0000

These numbers are mind boggling, just trying to survive out here in realiy land, ya know?

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:27:38 +0000

Just to put some perspective on the stimulus package… imaging when Jesus was born, and you spent $1 million that day. And then imagine spending another million dollars every day after that until today. Guess what? You still didn’t spend as much as the stimulus bill. (I checked the math… its true)

By: David

David — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:52:37 +0000

I wish the first time home buyer credit went back to January 1, 2008, not April 1.

I’d be interested to hear their reasoning behind choosing that date.

Granted I would have to pay it back, but still…an interest free loan would be great.

By: Fine-Tuned Finances

Fine-Tuned Finances — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:33:45 +0000

I was planning on buying a home in Summer of 2010, but I might have to move that up 6 months to get the $8,000 credit

By: rocketc

rocketc — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:31:41 +0000

i meant to write “but wonder”

By: rocketc

rocketc — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:31:08 +0000

I can’t help buy wonder if the home buyer tax credit will have the same effect as unnaturally low mortgage rates in the early 2000’s. Are we setting ourselves up for another real estate crash?

By: the weakonomist

the weakonomist — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:49:06 +0000

I think that sales taxes paid should always be tax deductions, but I guess that’s the closet republican in me.

I bought a car last year, so I’ll miss those few hundreds bucks I could have.

That tax increase on the banks was the closing of a loophole from Paulson’s bailout bill. Good on them for catching that.