Sounds like a pretty controversial subject.
The IRS is attempting to stop tax deductions for those who donate their homes to the fire department.
UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio — The battered house on Sherwin Road was put to good use before the fire department burned it to the ground.
SWAT teams barged through the front door in an exercise on dealing with domestic violence. Rescue crews scattered mannequins around the house and blew smoke through the halls to simulate a meth lab explosion. Firefighters set fires in one room after another and practiced putting them out. Then, in one last drill, they torched the whole place.
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DW is from Upper Arlington (suburb of Columbus). Although she's not of the upper crust, it's one of the uber-riche, old-money enclaves. And all land-locked. Not unheard of for people to occasionally buy two adjoining properties, then tear down both nice houses so they can build a bigger 'un.
Also not uncommon that these same people try to pull some kind of tax dodge to finance their whimsy. Which is ironic, being that UA has some of the highest tax rates so their citizens can enjoy the best services.