Removing the mortgage interest deduction is the third rail of politics. Until most people are renters, I realistically don't see it ever going away, and is one

Removing the mortgage interest deduction is the third rail of politics. Until most people are renters, I realistically don't see it ever going away, and is one of the few major benefits widely available [1] to the middle class. The US is still reeling from a strong racial divide, particularly in regards to homeownership. As stated in the article, banks would literally redline neighborhoods that weren't white enough as late as the 80s [2]. But it was worse than that, my parent's house (Built in the 40s) in the East Bay came with old covenant documentation stating that no POC were allowed to live in the home unless they were servants! Thats how bad it was in some areas as prosperous as the Bay Area, and we're still feeling its effects. [1] https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/currenthvspress.pdf https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/currenthvspress.pdf [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redlining https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redlining