Ed Glaeser lists five great reasons for getting rid of the Mortgage Interest Tax Deduction.

As a renter, I openly resent the homeowners who I continue to subsidize and now have to bail out.

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I’ve been advising my colleagues in DC to watch out for a sudden influx of former investment bankers getting jobs as lobbyists and consultants. After all, someone has to help Uncle Sam figure out how to spend the money they’re borrowing. Now, BusinessWeek has put some numbers to it: while the rest of the economy shrinks, the economy of the DC metro area is expected to grow 2.4%.

Just what Washington needs, more hard working, well dressed people running around with no real world skills:

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