Unless you have an idiot for a landlord, you are paying that property tax. Only you can’t deduct it from your income taxes (assuming you itemize).

This generation of people aged 20-45 are getting proper fuked. We are being asked to make transfer payments (FICA) to what is arguably the richest generations in the history of mankind (the Boomers and their parents). Meanwhile, we won’t get to take advantage of one of the main ways the middle class of those generations created their wealth – a perpetually rising real estate market. And we won’t largely because of shitty policies they enacted (lowering standards for mortgage qualification, federally guaranteed mortgage loans, mortgage backed securities).

I believe the ‘greatest generation’ and the boomers are set to be the last generations to take more out of the system (SS, medicare) than they put in, while we in the subsequent generations are going to get screwed (unless, of course, we manage to effect change politically).

/team it’s just not a good investment

Selling your home right now, not a good thing. Finalizing my divorce and going to take a $20,000 hit. I have to bring a check to closing and pay someone $20,000 so I can move out of my house. AWESOME!

We moved last year and took a similar hit with selling our home in MO. I am so turned off to home ownership now, we not only lost money with the selling, but we had a new roof done, and some extensive siding repair and painting in the years leading up to our move. We were lucky to have avoided redoing the HVAC system which I think was at the end of its life. RIght now we rent a single family home and the landlord takes care of the maintenance and what not. Fairly liberating feeling.

I agree 100 percent, but when you’ve been earning a certain amount for three-plus years, most won’t and should be expected to treat that as temporary.

It’s only been two years. And anything that has to come up for renewal from Congress every year shouldn’t be considered anything but temporary. Until reading coverage of this lately I didn’t realize how badly the media misunderstands how this is supposed to work, so I don’t really blame people for not understanding it themselves.

Personally, I just never adjusted my budget for the extra funds. So then each month I’d have extra money to apply toward whatever.

From the media coverage and comments I’ve read, the mistake people have made with this extra 2% is in absorbing these “temporary” funds into their regular budget rather than treating it as extra money that wouldn’t last forever.

I agree 100 percent, but when you’ve been earning a certain amount for three-plus years, most won’t and should be expected to treat that as temporary.

Lagunitas is probably my favorite brewer.

They’re in my top 4. In no order:
- 3 Floyds
- Bells
- Stone
- Lagunitas

People make her out to be like she is evil like the daughter on Homeland.

Lena Dunham thinks she’s funny but her and her material are completely unfunny. The chick that plays Dana Brody is portraying a cunty teen and completely nailed that role.

I don’t quite understand the hatred for Lena Dunham.

It’s because the character she plays in Girls apparently isn’t a character

I’m aware of all of this. However, anytime I see my paycheck decreased I’m not going to pump my fist in excitement.

From the media coverage and comments I’ve read, the mistake people have made with this extra 2% is in absorbing these “temporary” funds into their regular budget rather than treating it as extra money that wouldn’t last forever. Obviously some people need every extra dollar they can get just to get buy, and don’t have that luxury. But most don’t seem to realize where that extra 2% came from or that it wasn’t going to be there forever.

How many courses?

Five, plus a social half hour. Not sure if beers during that time are included.

trust fund girl in NYC post college

My sister went to NYU and this describes about half of her friends. They lead ridiculous lives and are all horrific people. I would probably not enjoy that show.

I don’t quite understand the hatred for Lena Dunham.

Read her book proposal. Or the quotes saying she doesn’t think people should write for money (after getting a three million dollar book advance).

I also liked the show and found myself laughing a lot while watching it. I don’t quite understand the hatred for Lena Dunham. Is it because she isn’t attractive? People make her out to be like she is evil like the daughter on Homeland.

associates with being a trust fund girl in NYC post college. Alright.

Nailed it.

I’m aware of all of this. However, anytime I see my paycheck decreased I’m not going to pump my fist in excitement.

It’s free online, it’s staffed mostly by ex-bbc employees and Glenn Beck was never employed there. You can’t have it all.

It’s an outstanding network, I’m just saying it’s hilarious that people think it’s some tool against us when we’re one of the things keeping it in business.