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Jeff Merkley: “The vast bulk of the subsidy goes to the families who need it the least in terms of actually becoming homeowners.”

On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
The vast bulk of the subsidy goes to the families who need it the least in terms of actually becoming homeowners.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley discusses the unfairness of the mortgage interest deduction favoring wealthier families.

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