US Forces Poor to Subsidize Rich

The mortgage interest deduction is regressive, ineffective, wasteful, distorts the housing market (although worshippers of density and housing supply never admit it), and comes at the cost of denying 76% of eligible Americans the housing help they’re entitled to–under current law; not what they actually need. People are literally going homeless because we’d rather spend money on tax breaks for the rich than affordable housing–even if we need the affordable housing and construction jobs it would create more. The mortgage interest deduction must be ABOLISHED.

But what makes overhaul of this tax subsidy especially urgent is the current nationwide housing crisis in the United States, where 76 percent of the 19 million people who qualify for housing assistance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development cannot obtain it because not enough federal funds have been made available to help them. The $70 billion to $100 billion that this country annually sacrifices for the MID dwarfs HUD’s $46 billion budget, the primary means of housing assistance for moderate and low-income people.

Mortgage interest deduction fuels inequality

LIFE IS ONE BIG SERIES OF CATCH-22s!

My therapist dumped me and said I need DBT, but I can’t get into a DBT program. My psychiatrist said I need EMDR to treat my PTSD, but Medicaid won’t pay for EMDR. My cat meows for hours wanting food, but she won’t eat the food already in her bowl. I tried going to a quiet coffeehouse early this morning for a quiet breakfast, but I got stuck next to an old man who couldn’t stop growling like a dog. My internet goes out, and they direct me to online support. I can’t use Skype because my version and OS are outdated (can’t afford a new computer, need Skype and Google Voice to call DSHS and other social safety sieve agencies that leave you on hold for 90 minutes without exceeding my specially negotiated 300 peak minute monthly cell plan). I can’t sleep in this heat, but even with the threat of a civil rights complaint (which I’ll file), Bellwether won’t even answer my request for operable windows. I need to flee the country, but arrest records stay with you everywhere now. Friend won’t get ADD meds, wants to see a movie, but can’t stop talking or getting up during it then gives up after 30 minutes. Doctor and nutritionist want me checking my blood sugar, but Medicaid won’t pay for the test strips. IRS is penalizing me for not paying 2013 taxes because my bank account triggers a Patriot Act rule, but they won’t pay my 2012 refund. I gave three people $2000 when they needed it, and now none of them will talk to me let alone repay me.

This is just the tip of the iceberg. My life is all catch-22s. I’m just screwed. Desperately need to die ASAP. Call 911 on me, and I’ll hunt you down and hack up your body into thousands of bloody bits. Police know NOTHING about mental health and only traumatize me further. As an old therapist confirmed to me, there’s no real help for suicidality in this country.