> But of course maybe the US decides homes are investments
They have. By not deciding, they have decided. It would be incredibly harmful to reverse course now. Typical US policy is to get backed into a corner until doing the right & obvious thing is incredibly difficult and practically impossible.
They're also welcome to change this decision at any time if enough of the electorate demands it, or if it becomes obvious it will lead to impacts to the policy stakeholders.
They have. By not deciding, they have decided. It would be incredibly harmful to reverse course now. Typical US policy is to get backed into a corner until doing the right & obvious thing is incredibly difficult and practically impossible.