Nassim Nicholas Taleb on Soros, Buffett
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Bloomberg News writes up a talk in Montreal by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Highlights:

Canada's economy also benefits from the fact that homeowners, unlike their U.S. neighbors, can't take mortgage interest as a tax deduction, Taleb said. That removes the incentive to take on too much debt, he said.

"The first thing to do if you want to solve the mortgage problem in the U.S. is to stop making these interest payments deductible," he said. "Has someone dared to talk about this in Washington? No, because the U.S. homebuilders' lobby is hyperactive and doesn't want people to talk about this."

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb on Soros, Buffett
futureofcapitalism.com

Bloomberg News writes up a talk in Montreal by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Highlights:

Canada's economy also benefits from the fact that homeowners, unlike their U.S. neighbors, can't take mortgage interest as a tax deduction, Taleb said. That removes the incentive to take on too much debt, he said.

"The first thing to do if you want to solve the mortgage problem in the U.S. is to stop making these interest payments deductible," he said. "Has someone dared to talk about this in Washington? No, because the U.S. homebuilders' lobby is hyperactive and doesn't want people to talk about this."

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