oops...should read interest not insurance...mortgage interest deduction and it is too late for an edit.

That’s not always realistic, though. While my wife and I can easily afford the mortgage payment on our house without a problem, saving up $25,000 for a 20% down payment would’ve taken forever, especially when we’re paying off student loans.

Residential mortgages are a risk the commercial world shouldn’t take regardless, at least based on current market conditions. The main reason they exist today is because they’re essentially backed by the Federal government.

as a licensed real estate broker in WA state this is sad news but not unexpected.

Wow, how did that kid get ahold of Trump’s speech?!

I’ll eat my hat if he makes it one year without getting impeached.

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I am not sure if I consider myself to be conservative or liberal. I think my experience of growing in Detroit as a black person, per my points in my post, makes me look at security in ways most defense writers would not consider. I think that our personal views always influence our journalism and they should.…

So the automotive equivalent of taking a pee and then announcing “ I lost some weight!”. Factually correct, but really?

This would work better if she wrote “I am a performer with very little fame and it is very hard to make a living in this business. As much as I would like to, I cannot afford to turn down a job that pays this kind of money and gives me this kind of exposure. I understand why many people are upset, but I have to make…

Chrisette is done. Let’s see if the Orange Menace even cuts her that paycheck afterwards, unless she cool with working for IOUs.

All seem like valid points.

Why do you think he’ll lose re-election?

I would say her actions were ignorant, not evil.

I also (sort of) get her comparison- not many mexicans drink Margaritas and wear sombreros but many tolerate it (or even expect it) at a Mexican restaurant or mexican themed celebration. Still she should know better...  

There is, thankfully, no actual system in place for Trump to *not* do it. The transition moves forward with or without him.

I’m pretty sure I asked for non-crazy scenarios, but sure, let’s say that he says that, and the vast majority of Congressional Republicans casually decide to commit treason and try to support his actions. Here’s what would happen:

^^This very much. I’m marginally hopeful that in 3-ish years there’s a bit of integrity left in Washington, enough to kick him out if he refuses to budge, but I honestly don’t know. I wouldn’t bet a cent either way.

$10 says no.