Renter/Owner Divide

Keeping housing prices up, which is the basis of the mortgage plan, helps homeowners at the expense of renters thinking about buying.

Instapundit makes a point:

Government “help” for one group is almost always at the expense of another. Politicians try to disguise that, but it’s the reality.

Thoughts, liberals? Why should we be assisting the relatively rich (homeowners) at the expense of the poor (renters)?