> "Why should society be subsidizing home ownership more than they already do?" Because it's good for society if a large % of the population owns a home. I'm n

> "Why should society be subsidizing home ownership more than they already do?" Because it's good for society if a large % of the population owns a home. I'm not advocating for more urban sprawl. > "no one is wringing their hands about how people should be owning their home instead of renting" What do you mean? People are desperate in e.g. Berlin, that they don't come here to HN and write in German about it doesn't mean that it's all rosy. > "there seems to be a borderline obsession with owning a house in anglophone countries" I'm a Spaniard living in Japan, not American, so not sure what you mean.