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Would good tax policy lead to the second coming? It is a little bizarre to read in a news story that the first time buyers tax credit: “may have helped avert financial Armageddon.” Yeah, right, what is this supposed to mean, that the reporter liked it?
News story should report on news. They can include opinions from observers. It should not include bizarre speculation with nothing to support it.