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A Powerful Moral Argument to Get Government Out of the Housing Business

A Powerful Moral Argument to Get Government Out of the Housing Business

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Dan Mitchell

I’ve previously explained that the federal government should have no role in housing and that the Department of Housing and Urban Development should be abolished.

If I haven’t convinced you, then you should watch this powerful video from the folks at Reason TV.

What an outrage.

Politicians create a program, claiming that they will help the less fortunate. But as is so often the case, it’s a scam that winds up hurting poor people and instead lines the pockets of politically connected rich people.

Using the coercive power of government to redistribute from rich to poor is economically misguided. Using the coercive power of government to redistribute from poor to rich is far worse – a combination of bad economic policy and complete moral depravity.


Department of Housing and Urban Development Housing HUD Reason TV redistribution
September 29, 2011
Dan Mitchell

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Dan Mitchell is co-founder of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity and Chairman of the Board. He is an expert in international tax competition and supply-side tax policy.

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