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mechanab t1_it8n9pq wrote

Reply to comment by HighKingForthwind in Many countries have a "hidden welfare state" for incumbent homeowners, as governments subsidize homeowners through the tax system. The homeownership welfare state is strongest in the US and other Anglophone countries, but weakest in the Scandinavian countries. by smurfyjenkins

Because when the word “welfare” is used in the US, people associate that with transfer payments. Tax incentives are not considered “welfare” by most people because the government is not sending you a payment, you are just keeping more of your own money.

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