[MLUG - DISCUSSION] Flat Tax - Was: should I kill off this car (a 1993 Subaru Impreza)?

["Christian M. Cepel" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Two words.... Flat Tax.

The longer this gets no traction in the federal house, the more angry I get.

Fortunately, the state house is considering this for this term and it 
might just pass, bringing us on par with Nevada, and Florida, and I 
think 10 others, which will really mean an economic boon for our state.

Seriously.  The longer that this government just leaves the borders open 
and gives benefits to illegals, and pays people _not_ to work and to 
have baby after baby, and continues an abomination like the IRS, the 
angrier I'm getting.


Jonathan King wrote:
> On 1/2/07, Scott Hussey <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> > On 1/2/07, Jonathan King <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> > > headlights. Anyway, thanks very much for the ideas. Some organizations
> > > apparently do give very generous values on donated vehicles, so that
> > > might still come out ahead.
> >
> > Though I believe the laws have been amended since, when I donated my
> > car to the Salavation Army in 2002 they told me I could set the value
> > for the donation. Since I don't itemize deductions, it didn't really
> > matter but I thought it was kind of funny I could value a 1988 Cougar
> > with no rear differential at $10,000 or $15,000 and they didn't really
> > care.
>
> I think they changed that part of the law a couple of years ago; you
> can see how it could be abused otherwise. So they might clamp down on
> me and tell me I can't deduct more than $1K or whatever.  I presume
> all the charities do then is auction these off to dealers and yards.
>
> Your Cougar without a rear differential sounds like a truly remarkable 
> car. :-)
>
> jking
>
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