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If people can get "cash for clunkers" and other environmental incentives, then why shouldn't WE get credit for LOWERING our Carbon Footprint?

The answer is we should. Anyone getting RnY or LapBand or other WLS should get some credit for reducing our consumption and carbon footprint.

In fact, in so many cases, banders and other WLS people end up consuming less than your average naturally skinny person.

Come on Bander Community, stand up for our rights!

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Lol, funny idea. They'll do it as soon as they figure out a way to fine us for all the impact we had up until now. :crying:

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Hey, it's medical. If you are a self-pay, you have most likely exceeded the minimum medical expenses to have it included as part of itemized deductions (it's a percentage of income and we don't make the same amount). I know I have! This will reduce your taxable income. If, on the other hand, your insurance paid for it, your co-pay may not be enough to exceed the minimum but by all means do the worksheet when you do your 2009 taxes next spring. And, remember to keep track of your donations of clothing that no longer fits because that is a charitable donation and reduces your taxable income dollar for dollar.

But you get a few wonderful benefits whether it affects your taxes or not. Healthier, happier, thinner, can wear "regular" clothes.....need I say more! All that is better than a tax credit.

I always do my taxes with TurboTax (I work in a law firm and the originator of that product was a client so I was one of the first to test it out) and that and similar tax preparation programs will take all the numbers and determine if you've met threshholds, help you get the charitable donations stuff entered, etc.

And, AirKuhl, they are talking about funding health care with a "sin-ful" tax on fattening foods....if they do that, at least we will be avoiding that one, LOL!

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At this point, I'm just grateful we're not being hit with the fat person's equivalent of the BoTax proposed for recipients of cosmetic procedures.

If the cost of the procedure bumps our medical expenses into the right percentage, we do get a tax break :crying:

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