Why Economists Don't Like the Mortgage Interest Deduction

Christine Smith

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Abstract: The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act imposed new limits on this popular deduction. Here are five flaws that many economists find with the mortgage interest deduction.

Date: 2018-05-08
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