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Old 09-29-2011, 07:49 AM   #125
Clodfobble
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Originally Posted by BigV
A related thought is to eliminate all deductions. Simple? Check. A good idea? Unknown. Sure is simple though.
An example of how this might affect people in unexpected ways: without medical deductions to give us a nearly complete tax refund for the last two years, we would be in very deep trouble. Not putting forth an argument over whether that makes it right or wrong, because I don't even know if it is... just putting a real-life example out there.
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