Tax write off on stoves?

Devil5052 wrote:

coalkirk wrote:No, it's not a BIG OIL conspiracy. It's due to having to satisfy all the demands of the environmental wackos. They are even opposed to the wind turbine generators because some stupid birds might fly into the blades and be killed. I call that natural selection or survival of the smarter species. There is a sizable group of these people whose goal it is to ban the burning of solid fuel. Right now they are focusing on wood burners because there are so many more of them but they'll get around to us coal burners sooner or later.

Good morning coalkirk.....I see it slightly differently than you. (shocking eh?) I think Big Oil is more likely to be behind this for the following reasons:

1. They are a much bigger & more powerful special interest than the environmentalists & thus influence legislation much more aggressively. (Hell......they wrote this country's energy policy....Just get Cheney's secret files which are under subpeana)
2. Big Oil stands to lose alot more if oil use really declines in this country.
3. I don't remember either Bush or Cheney being the children of rich environmentalist families. (Seems to me the Bush family made its vast fortune in something else.........hmmmm.....was it maple syrup.....I forget??)

coalkirk wrote:

Devil5052 wrote:

coalkirk wrote:No, it's not a BIG OIL conspiracy. It's due to having to satisfy all the demands of the environmental wackos. They are even opposed to the wind turbine generators because some stupid birds might fly into the blades and be killed. I call that natural selection or survival of the smarter species. There is a sizable group of these people whose goal it is to ban the burning of solid fuel. Right now they are focusing on wood burners because there are so many more of them but they'll get around to us coal burners sooner or later.

Good morning coalkirk.....I see it slightly differently than you. (shocking eh?) I think Big Oil is more likely to be behind this for the following reasons:

1. They are a much bigger & more powerful special interest than the environmentalists & thus influence legislation much more aggressively. (Hell......they wrote this country's energy policy....Just get Cheney's secret files which are under subpeana)
2. Big Oil stands to lose alot more if oil use really declines in this country.
3. I don't remember either Bush or Cheney being the children of rich environmentalist families. (Seems to me the Bush family made its vast fortune in something else.........hmmmm.....was it maple syrup.....I forget??)

Good morning Devil, my liberal friend. No, I'm not shocked that we see it differently. You know, it's now very plain to me that you are left of Ted Kennedy and I'm right of Atilla the hun and that when the discusion is political, we will never agree. Why don't we focus on somethings we can agree on like;
1. Harman
2. coal
3. warm is good
4. beer should be cold (hope I didn't blow it with this one, I was pretty sure we'd agree about the first 3)

We might need each other some day when the environmetal wacko's try to make us stop burning coal.

coalkirk wrote:Good morning Devil, my liberal friend. No, I'm not shocked that we see it differently. You know, it's now very plain to me that you are left of Ted Kennedy

Wood'nCoal wrote:

coalkirk wrote:Good morning Devil, my liberal friend. No, I'm not shocked that we see it differently. You know, it's now very plain to me that you are left of Ted Kennedy

Did you say Ted Kennedy?????

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av8r wrote:No offense, but my question was sincere. If you guys feel the need to talk politics, take it to another thread. I was seeking answers, not political opinions.

Thanks!

coalkirk wrote:OK! We're making real progress. Have one on me while you watch the Pats and Chargers today.

coalkirk wrote:That one is priceless and also one of my favorites. I also like the one where some woman told him he was drunk and he said yes, but in the morning I'll be sober and you'll still be ugly.

Yea, the tax write off question was asked and answered and we veered off topic. I suppose you could deduct a portion for home office heat, BUT, my accountant told me to stay away from the home office deduction as it triggers alot of audits. I really do have a full time home office but do not use that deduction for that reason.

Two great games yesterday. I was rooting for the chargers and packers so neither went my way. Oh well.

ginski wrote:i received a $200 tax credit for my 2006 taxes when i purchased the harman mag stoker in sept. 2006. my accountant wasn't sure it would go thru, but it did.

tom