On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:26:34 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

Even if you "rent" the money for the same amount that you can earn on
investments, you're ahead because of the tax deduction.

That's true if your investment earnings are taxed at a lower rate or
taxes are deferred into the future. At some point the Alternative
Minimum Tax enters into the calculation also, but that's messy to
figure out.