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In the editorial Policy Purity is Bad Politics, the writer, Hugh Hewitt, begins the piece with how he began his radio program the week prior with Paul Ryan, a republic politician. Hewitt states that Ryan, like many times before, declined to speak with Hewitt about eliminating or capping the tax deduction on home-mortgages. This portion of the editorial is considered data in relation to the Toulmin Model. Hewitt makes a point to highlight the fact that the American people as a whole depend on deductions, and that "Wall Street Journal Republicans", as he terms them, are not aware of this. This idea leads to his claim which is as follows: "Capping the deduction would hurt every home owner – even those whose interest payments fall below the cap- because housing is one market, and by reducing the value of the most expensive homes, you reduce the value of ever home." In other words, you cannot cap or eliminate the tax deduction on home-mortgages with out causing a negative impact on the market as whole. Hewitt has several warrants through out the piece including the idea that there will be great hostility to any move to …show more content…

He mentions that it would be fair to project this type of change out in about 30 years so that it would be gradual and people could adjust but that is it unfair to simply try and change over night. Hewitt does have a form of rebuttal in that he states that Purists, which fall in line with what he terms "Wall Street Journal Republicans", have a great argument against "market distortions" in the tax code-in theory. However, the very next sentence in the editorial in a qualify, Hewitt very promptly

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