Matthew Desmond has a piece at the New York Times about homeownership and inequality. In it,he rightfully takes on the Mortgage Interest Deduction, a tax expenditure that unfairly benefits those who own homes and the wealthy particularly. Desmond ties the Mortgage Interest Deduction, or homeownership policy more generally,into the racial wealth gap. This …Continue reading "Would Ending the Mortgage Interest Deduction Reduce the Racial Wealth Gap?"
Source: mattbruenig.com