Tag Archives: home buying

Ypsilanti Immigration Interview: Erika Nelson

By Mark | February 1, 2012

Earlier this winter, on one of our small Occupy Ypsi marches around the city, I met a woman by the name of Erika. She’d apparently been living here in Ypsi for a few years, but, somehow, our paths had never crossed, even though we had several friends in common. Well, over the course of the […]

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The mortgage tax deduction and why it should go

By Mark | November 14, 2010

Yesterday, in a post about the President’s Commission on Fiscal Responsibility, I mentioned that co-chairs Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles suggested, amid a long laundry list of federal programs to be cut, the elimination of the mortgage tax deduction. While I deduct my mortgage interest when calculating my taxes each year, just like everyone else […]

Posted in Economics, Environment, Politics | Also tagged Alan Simpson, Brandon Zwagerman, Bush tax cuts, Erskine Bowles, estate tax, home ownership, McMansions, mortgage interest tax deduction, Murph, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, social engineering, sprawl, tax incentives, tax policy, urban sprawl | 28 Comments

A 2-minute movie about Ypsi could win you $150

By Mark | October 12, 2009

I had a chance this evening to chat online with Teresa Gillotti, one of the coordinators of a local DIY video challenge. Here’s what was said: Mark: So, what’s all this I hear about a local video competition? Teresa: There is an “I love Ypsi” video contest going on RIGHT NOW! It’s open to anyone […]