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Re:How Homeownership Became the Engine of American Inequality by blawson on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @01:29PM (#14302087)
Interest is only deductible on the first $1m of a loan already.
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Re:How Homeownership Became the Engine of American Inequality by accountyaccount on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @01:34PM (#14302142)
Right, I'm saying if a property requires a loan of $1m+ you'd kill MID entirely — including the first $1m.
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Re:How Homeownership Became the Engine of American Inequality by acchow on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @02:16PM (#14302545)
These step-wise functions cause all sorts of weird, undesirable distortions.
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Re:How Homeownership Became the Engine of American Inequality by accountyaccount on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @03:58PM (#14303309)
What we have now are weird undesirable distortions from like, WWII-era politics. The best government seems to be able to do is shift distortions to relevancy.
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