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Old 01-18-2014, 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by buggyone View Post
...I am in favor of the idea of eliminating the deductions for mortgage interest and for charitable donations. This would not raise taxes on anyone and would garner much more money to reduce the national debt...
Not trying to be difficult, but my first reaction is that there are some inconsistencies in your post...

How does eliminating deduction for mortgage interest "not raise taxes on anyone" and at the same time "garner much more money"?