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Government also donates tax on mortgage interest to home sellers.

• latency-guy2 3y ago
  Because the government still wins no matter what in this arrangement. Property owners are a captive audience, government can siphon their money almost on a whim. It is free money.
• bandrami 3y ago
  This at least notionally stopped in 2018, though you could argue it's hidden in the larger standard deduction.
  • seanmcdirmid 3y ago
    It’s coming back as the trump tax cuts for non-companies expire with little hope of being renewed.