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Let Prophets Be (Non) Profits, Samuel D. Brunson, David Herzig
Let Prophets Be (Non) Profits, Samuel D. Brunson, David Herzig
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In Search Of Smarter Homeowner Subsidies, Matthew Rossman
In Search Of Smarter Homeowner Subsidies, Matthew Rossman
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Critics have long assailed the federal tax code’s principal homeowner subsidies as lucrative tax breaks for upper income households that are essentially worthless to those financially constrained from purchasing a home. This article examines the subsidies through a different lens and reveals another serious flaw. It demonstrates how the homeowner subsidies, which represent a massive federal investment in homeownership, do very little to contain and instead probably increase costs on others that result from certain types of housing choices and that other federal policies seek to remedy. These negative housing externalities include: (i) blight, deterioration, and public health risks in …