Taxing & Spending

Re: 2009 House Bill 5083 (Authorize income tax credit for buying house near work )

FreeSpeaker — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:29:32 GMT

This is ridiculous legislation. It proposes a further subsidization of mass transit systems and "walkable communities" which are having a hard time getting a foothold here in the land of the individual wheel. Only a small minority of Michigan working people ever would qualify for this payola. The vast majority then will have to cover the cost. At one point or another we have to say "no" to this kind of thing, and this bill is an excellent and obvious place to draw that line. If walking or using mass transit systems to get to work are either good or practical ideas for large numbers of people, the ideas and resultant systems and infrastructure should fluorish on their own merit.

Re: 2009 House Bill 5083 (Authorize income tax credit for buying house near work )

gypsy — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:39:49 GMT

Sounds like a great idea to me. Making it financially more sensible, tax wise, to be near work is a smart way to safe energy.

The "government should be small enough to drown in the bathtub" crowd whine even when given the opportunity for a tax credit. They don't have to take it. I will.

Re: 2009 House Bill 5083 (Authorize income tax credit for buying house near work )

truckingal — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:18:32 GMT

Stop trying to use my tax dollars for 'social engineering'!! You people just dont 'get' it, so you? Tax dollars should NEVER be used to bribe people to move on or off the bus line. You folks need to just cut out the crap!

2009 House Bill 5083 (Authorize income tax credit for buying house near work )

admin — Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT

Introduced in the House on June 11, 2009

Click here to view bill details.