Rethinking Economics
Posted on February 24th, 2009 in Uncategorized |
Harvard’s Edward Glaeser argues for the abolition of the tax deduction on mortgage interest—and makes a pretty good case.
Harvard’s Edward Glaeser argues for the abolition of the tax deduction on mortgage interest—and makes a pretty good case.
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2/24/2009 11:27 am
a stuck pig at the very idea, since I’m a homeowner feasting on the tax deduction, until I read the arguments and realized how regressive it is. I fear though that Glaeser’s proposed reforms would get past the real estate brokers and rich people right after gun control gets past the NRA.