[chiller]

Do you think the home deduction would kill the housing market, which affects dozens and dozens of other industries and hinder a recovery? I do, so I wouldn't do that at this time. I'd keep that one.

But yes, strip the code of deductions and subsidies for many businesses. Sugar, ethanol, and God knows how many others.

[TurboZamboni]

no. IIRC, Canada doesn’t have mortgage deductions and wasn’t hit as hard by the housing crisis and people still buy houses there.