Hank..

Uh, you missed the point. We are ripping BD for getting a divorce in JEST. In truth, it *is* none of my business why he got a divorce, and I *do* understand that these things happen. Now when he sees a guy with tattoos, buying mountain dew, he may perhaps realize that it's none of *his* business either, and that people can and do end up on welfare without being second class citizens, and requiring them to submit to drug-tests because he doesn't like them.

BD...

Welfare/Stimulus/Tax Breaks -- they are not different, the NAMES may have specific definitions, but the obvious (to all but you) point is they all equal money given by the government to people to achieve some goal. Homeowners are DEDUCTING money they owe to the government, because we enacted policies giving enormous tax credits to encourage home ownership. And as you point out, the benefits of this tax credit are almost entirely borne by people who have plenty of money. I believe the cost to the government on this is on the order of $100B a YEAR.

Now with $100B of entitlements here, and no clear need, I can't see any reason we shouldn't start at least DRUG TESTING all homeowners to ensure they're not spending it on Crack. And additionally, I think visits to casinos by anyone on this entitlement program, they should be declared ineligible as well.

B

p.s. Since obviously people get confused, that last paragraph, was SARCASM