Home Ownership the Driver of Inequality?

Micawber said:
I'm for the concededly slippery slope of free housing for the homeless. It might have an ancillary effect on very low wage earners, but it is more moral than a structural populations of humans living like animals. And who will ever hire a guy mumbling on the street with no clean clothes or a shave?
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Are the builders building it for free and the suppliers providing the materials for free?

I suggest you provide something that is homeless with housing if you want them to have it for free. Funny thing is when bleeding hearts like you talk about "free", it costs the rest of us.
 
evince said:
bringing your population out of poverty means a better economy and a better life for all
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When are those in poverty going to do something to bring themselves out of poverty instead of constantly demanding someone else do it for them?
 
Interesting the number of liberals I've seen retweet this article. Are they all idiots as well just like The NY Times Desh?
 
Geez ... there are soooo many other drivers of inequality like ... a good job :palm:
 
Bigdog said:
Geez ... there are soooo many other drivers of inequality like ... a good job :palm:
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The argument is over the mortgage deduction from the govt. essentially should the gov't be subsidizing home ownership or get out it and let market forces do what they may?
 
cawacko said:
The argument is over the mortgage deduction from the govt. essentially should the gov't be subsidizing home ownership or get out it and let market forces do what they may?
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But is it really?

Real estate and Banking are heavily regulated by the gov't, so it's not a free market unless you get rid of those and all the home ownership taxes and legal requirements.
 
This "argument" is about who the liberals think deserves to be rewarded and who they think deserves to be punished.
 
crowonapost said:
Naah That's Republicans, they only want those in the magic club.

The rest want equal 'opportunity', not hidden boys clubs.
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Naaa, the liberal blue blood elitists want to shut down class mobility. They got theirs and they don't want to rub elbows with any commoners.
 
Bigdog said:
But is it really?

Real estate and Banking are heavily regulated by the gov't, so it's not a free market unless you get rid of those and all the home ownership taxes and legal requirements.
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Isn't that what the mortgage deduction is? Home prices wouldn't be as high without it.
 
Bigdog said:
This "argument" is about who the liberals think deserves to be rewarded and who they think deserves to be punished.
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Sure, both Republicans and democrats use the tax code to encourage the type of behavior they feel should be rewarded.

For the sake of discussion why does the gov't need to reward homeowners?
 
cawacko said:
Isn't that what the mortgage deduction is? Home prices wouldn't be as high without it.
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The buyer pays for all the regulation costs that rhe real estate industry is burdened with by the gov't. The mortgage deductions is an attempt to ease that gov't imposed financial burden on the buyer.
 
Bigdog said:
The buyer pays for all the regulation costs that rhe real estate industry is burdened with by the gov't. The mortgage deductions is an attempt to ease that gov't imposed financial burden on the buyer.
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That's not why it was created
 
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