TaxVox: the Tax Policy Center blog :: The HAPPY Act

Tax Vox ^ | August 7th | Howard Gleckman

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Representative Thaddeus McCotter, a fourth-term Republican from Livonia MI, has introduced the HAPPY Act—the Humanity and Pets Partnered Through the Years Act. It is HR 3501, and it was introduced on July 31. You could look it up.

The HAPPY Act would allow taxpayers to deduct up to $3,500-a-year in pet care expenses, including vet care.

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This is assinine. It's not government's role to raise our kids, it's not their role to raise our pets either. Nor picking winners and losers with the tax code.

Are republicans cementing higher taxes by making them more comfortable to live with?

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Michael Vick has a lot of dogfighting expenses he wants to deduct.

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Come on! This is McCotter’s sense of humor. Have you never seen him on the floor of the House? Check out this youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EcQ03qRE1s