Please read the following article:Vivienne Woodward, 7 Most Insane and Inappropriate Tax Deductions You Could Get Away With, Good Money (March 2017)(Links to an external site.)

. Currently, the United States has a deficit, and many have contemplated alleviating this deficit with the elimination of the home mortgage interest deduction. Given the deductibility of the expenses listed in the article (such as gambling), do you think that we should put broader restrictions on certain other employee and personal itemized deductions? Please explain why or why not.