But I do agree that tax reform will generate big benefits and that much of the gain will occur because there will be less tax-induced over-investment in housing and more growth-generating investment in business capital.
But as I note in the interview, that’s a good thing. It means more prosperity for the American people and a more competitive American economy.
Government shouldn’t be trying to lure us into making economically irrational decisions because of tax or regulatory interventions. Didn’t we learn anything from the Fannie Mae-Freddie Mac fiasco?
The clowns in Washington have been mucking around in the economy for decades and they keep making things worse. Perhaps, just for a change of pace, we should try free markets and small government and see what happens.
via Time to Get Rid of Tax Preferences for Housing in the Internal Revenue Code « International Liberty.