It's JAN 2029...

[lawtig02]

Once upon a time we went to the moon not because it was easy but because it was hard. Now we can't build houses?

Absolutely right -- we need to get past the pushback. Laws can be changed.

If we don't have a standalone housing policy thread, we should. The most interesting idea I've seen recently -- subsidized bridge loans. I don't know how else we get past the ~5 years when everyone, and especially those with means, locked in mortgages on very expensive houses at 2.5-3.5%.

 

[UNCatTech]

Well this sort of presumes that these things happen:

--Trump fails bigly on his approach to the economy and healthcare and voters want ta new direction

--Voters recoil from Trump's executive power grab and finally see that (1) executive power needs to be curtailed, and (2) Congress needs to function again to avoid future executive power grabs

And we should be able to do things in parallel, so we shouldn't be limited to one thing at a time.

I see a great number of ideas on this thread. It would be nice to see them delivered and make people's lives better.

Then maybe they would appreciate government.

 

[UNCatTech]

If we don't have a standalone housing policy thread, we should. The most interesting idea I've seen recently -- subsidized bridge loans. I don't know how else we get past the ~5 years when everyone, and especially those with means, locked in mortgages on very expensive houses at 2.5-3.5%.

I started one awhile back, but I'm sure it is 20 page deep be now.

 

[heelinhell]

So putting on my HeelYeah/ 1%Trumper hat, here is what I would like to see:

1 ) increase the capital gain tax exemption on primary home sales for couples( like me ) from 500k to 2 million

2 ) Eliminate IRMAA

3 ) Eliminate income tax on passive income, eg stock dividends and interest payments

4 ) Eliminate taxation on IRA/401k withdrawals

Then I would be able to buy dozens of boxes of cookies to support the Girl Scouts of America, buy a few hammers for Habitat for Humanity, and increase my yearly contribution to the Ram's Club

 

[BlueSteel]

Mountain Dew in every water fountain, ya'll. Mountain. Dew.

 

[superrific]

Mountain Dew in every water fountain, ya'll. Mountain. Dew.

Yeah that might sound like a good idea for one day (it doesn't to me) but after a week would you want to drink anything coming out of the sugar-and-molded over pipes?

 

[BlueSteel]

Yeah that might sound like a good idea for one day (it doesn't to me) but after a week would you want to drink anything coming out of the sugar-and-molded over pipes?

 

[superrific]

Don't be a rectangle? A friend of mine used to have a pet peeve about this.

I'm just saying, the idea of Mountain Dew in drinking fountains makes me laugh for more than one reason.

 

[BlueSteel]

Don't be a rectangle? A friend of mine used to have a pet peeve about this.

You got me. Lmao.

 

[superrific]

You got me. Lmao.

Ain't your fault. You didn't film the scene