Originally Posted by vincenzosi
You know, in a few short questions, you managed to summarize my objection to this. Good job.
Why shouldn't the commuter get the benefit? Why shouldn't the commuter get a credit instead of a deduction that most bike commuters won't take anyway because, and I'm just guessing here, most bicycle commuters probably file the short form and take the standard deductions anyway!
Thank you. The neatest thing about a tax credit is it should be available for both short and long forms.
later, got to run