October 18, 2008 4:20PM 

# Get Government Out of Housing 

By [Daniel J. Mitchell](https://www.cato.org/people/daniel-mitchell) 

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My final two installments in my *Los Angeles Times* debate are available. On [Thursday](http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-mitchell-abromowitz16-2008oct16,0,225574.story), I explained why Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be shut down. On [Friday](http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-mitchell-abromowitz17-2008oct17,0,1012008.story), I broadened the argument to explain that eliminating government housing programs is the best way to protect against future bubbles.

I also provided some [commentary ](http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95796946)to NPR on the issue of moral hazard. If you like the article, feel free to click “recommended” at the top of the screen so the bureaucrats at the government-financed radio network have an incentive to allow more free market analysis. Perhaps one day they’ll allow someone from Cato to explain why taxpayers subsidizing radio is not a legitimate function of the federal government.

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