The Golden Age

[mallorys_camera]

All that whining about how we live in the most awful time evah in the history of Planet Earth?

Fuhgeddaboudit!

Hulu just put up the first 20 seasons of Law & Order for streaming, so it is clear we live in the Golden Age.

Though Trump did just put the quash on the disbursement of all federal financial assistance funds, which is essentially gonna decimate universities, state disaster assistance, local law enforcement, aid to the elderly—but not Medicare or Social Security—and food banks.

I’m not sure how that one is legal since Congress approved the funding for those federal assistance programs.

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I did very little useful work yesterday on account of my little tax exegesis took a long time to write, and after the gym, I did errands.

My little tax exegesis is something I primarily wrote for my Substack subscribers, who are multiplying by the day. It’s actually a bit of a thrill: Wait! This stranger whom I do not know actually gets value out of something I wrote?

I’ve been debating whether I should go to the gym every day because I feel so gooood afterward.

Right now, I’m thinking No, because aging body, needs refractory period, blah blah blah, but I may reconsider.

But meanwhile, the Hideous White Stuff is barreling down & the gales are blowing, so I won’t be going to the gym today.

Comments

[suzannareads]

The program I work on is entirely funded through federal grants. I think we are still funded through the spring, but I guess we will find out.

[mallorys_camera]

I'm so sorry. That really sucks.

[suzannareads]

We live in very interesting times.

[asakiyume]

Wohoo, readers!

[mallorys_camera]

I know, right? 😀

[halfmoon_mollie1]

Yup. it may be time to seriously think about sleeping pills or some other way, because I'm afraid my ass is going to be out on the street.

[mallorys_camera]

I understand why you're worried.

[halfmoon_mollie1]

I knew you would.

[smokingboot]

Doesn't surprise me you got readers! What you wrote was very interesting, even though I needed to call R in to help me understand bits of it. With my very limited understanding, some of these look grim.

Am I right in understanding that prior to the Elimination of the Home Mortgage Interest Deduction, house buyers could write the interest on their mortgage off against tax?

[mallorys_camera]

house buyers could write the interest on their mortgage off against tax

Yes, they have that option.

And none of the changes I wrote about have been enacted——yet. They are bills in front of the House of Representatives.

But they represent serious potential changes that jeopardize the poor, and the tax code is so dry that most people's eyes glaze over when they're impelled to think about them. I thought it was important even in my limited capacity to bring them to people's attention.