{"id":13753,"date":"2010-12-03T11:50:14","date_gmt":"2010-12-03T18:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=13753"},"modified":"2010-12-03T11:50:14","modified_gmt":"2010-12-03T18:50:14","slug":"this-article-is-a-waste-of-your-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/13753\/this-article-is-a-waste-of-your-time\/","title":{"rendered":"This Article is a Waste of Your Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NAR has come out against the Debt Reduction Commission’s recommendation to eliminate (actually, not eliminate but rather greatly reduce and alter) the mortgage interest tax deduction (MID)…\u00a0 <\/a>Isn’t that a shock?\u00a0 No? You knew those dip-shits at NAR would knee-jerk react to their sacred cow?\u00a0 Hey, I warned you in the title that this article is a waste of your time.<\/p>\n

What has caught my eye is the speed with which the NAR propoganda hit mainstream agents and found its way to popular social media sites like Facebook.\u00a0 A quick look this morning and I must have caught half a dozen agents I know personally, out there spreading the bullshit around on behalf of the NAR; not realizing how hypocritical and stupid they looked.<\/p>\n

Attention All Agents<\/strong>:\u00a0 Taxes are theft.\u00a0 You may\u00a0acquiese to some form of theft in the ignorant belief that it\u00a0somehow does some good. But tax deductions? They are pure evil.\u00a0 They are, by definition, designed to\u00a0separate you from your\u00a0natural freedoms through\u00a0bribery\u00a0and\u00a0penalty.\u00a0 The mortgage interest tax deduction is no different and in some ways worse.<\/p>\n

You might make allowance for the mugger on the street stealing your money because (he says) his kids are hungry. (I think you should kick his ass, in no small part because it may be the best thing you can do for his kids…\u00a0but that’s a different post.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0But do you really\u00a0want to defend\u00a0the guy who takes your money and then tells you that if you will walk where he tells you and stop where he tells you and wear what he tells you,\u00a0he might (MIGHT!) give you some of your own money\u00a0back? Are you that spineless?\u00a0 Let me see if Ican put this into perspective:<\/p>\n

I (the government) have declared that all real estate agents must give me 30% of their commission checks. But, I think\u00a0funny underwear makes people laugh and laughter is a social good… so if you’ll wear funny underwear on your head I’ll give you some of your commission\u00a0back.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Feeling pretty good about your deduction? Take that stupid underwear off your head and pay attention!\u00a0 It’s not even true!\u00a0 The vast majority of tax payers <\/a>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The NAR has come out against the Debt Reduction Commission’s recommendation to eliminate (actually, not eliminate but rather greatly reduce and alter) the mortgage interest tax deduction (MID)…\u00a0 Isn’t that a shock?\u00a0 No? You knew those dip-shits at NAR would knee-jerk react to their sacred cow?\u00a0 Hey, I warned you in the title that this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[251,29,30],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-13753","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-big-mother","7":"category-group-therapy","8":"category-supplanting-the-nar","10":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10326,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/10326\/as-rpr-hits-nar-finally-concedes-that-google-isnt-a-scraper\/","url_meta":{"origin":13753,"position":0},"title":"As RPR hits, NAR (finally) Concedes that Google isn’t a “Scraper”","author":"John Rowles","date":"November 17, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"I attended the NAR convention in San Diego over the weekend and this banner caught my eye. 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