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Re:Mass Timber Is Great, but It Will Not Solve the Housing S... by compiler-devel on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @02:56PM (#39695809)
It’s not though, this is one of those “we take less taxes if you pay mortgage interest” type arguments. That isn’t subsidizing.
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Re:Mass Timber Is Great, but It Will Not Solve the Housing S... by ska on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @03:20PM (#39696131)
Although it's not really that much of a factor these days, it effectively is equivalent to a subsidy. So is government backing of mortgages for that matter.
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Re:Mass Timber Is Great, but It Will Not Solve the Housing S... by denimnerd42 on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @03:04PM (#39695916)
hardly a factor for most nowadays with the increase in standard deduction
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