Economists argue the home mortgage interest deduction doesn’t really work and costs the federal government tens of billions of dollars a year.
In the debate over the debt and deficit, experts say tax breaks that skew toward the wealthy deserve as close a look as government spending.
Recommendations from senators to the Finance Committee as to which tax breaks they favor and which they oppose will be kept secret.
As Washington eyes deficit reduction, cherished tax breaks are in the crosshairs.
