Law Professor Calls for Removal of Mortgage Interest Deduction

Law Professor Calls for Removal of Mortgage Interest Deduction

University of California, Irvine School of Law

The mortgage interest deduction for state and local property taxes should be eliminated to better fund housing tax credits for low-income taxpayers, and to decrease the racial wealth gap in home ownership, University of California, Irvine School of Law Professor Mehrsa Baradaran said at a May 12 Joint Economic Committee hearing.

The mortgage interest deduction for state and local property taxes should be eliminated to better fund housing tax credits for low-income taxpayers, and to decrease the racial wealth gap in home ownership, University of California, Irvine School of Law Professor Mehrsa Baradaran said at a May 12 Joint Economic Committee hearing.

The mortgage interest deduction for state and local property taxes should be eliminated to better fund housing tax credits for low-income taxpayers, and to decrease the racial wealth gap in home ownership, University of California, Irvine School of Law Professor Mehrsa Baradaran said at a May 12 Joint Economic Committee hearing.

The mortgage interest deduction for state and local property taxes should be eliminated to better fund housing tax credits for low-income taxpayers, and to decrease the racial wealth gap in home ownership, University of California, Irvine School of Law Professor Mehrsa Baradaran said at a May 12 Joint Economic Committee hearing.