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> It takes a lot of government subsidies to make that happen

No doubt, but the upside is a populace not especially at risk to interest rates which is absolutely crushing and systemically risky currently.

> in particular the government assumes the credit risk on something like 85% of US mortgages.

In Canada, CMHC does something similar so I am not sure we get away with anything special that the Americans are not.



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