One can only hope. The mortgage interest deduction is regressive and distortionary and should be phased out. Unfortunately that's one of the many sane policies

One can only hope. The mortgage interest deduction is regressive and distortionary and should be phased out. Unfortunately that's one of the many sane policies that economists across the spectrum agree on and that no politician will dare support. (http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/07/19/157047211/six-policies-economists-love-and-politicians-hate http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/07/19/157047211/six-poli... has the rest).