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Landlords should have to pay income tax on their rental properties regardless of whether they're rented out or not. (gothamist.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/12162

Why? Because apparently they need some more incentive to keep units occupied. Also, even though a property might be vacant, there's still imputed rental income there. Its owner is just receiving it in the form of enjoying the unit for himself instead of receiving an actual rent check from a tenant. That imputed rent ought to be taxed like any other income.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't understand why people have to insult to make a point.

I think eliminating tax loopholes, causing rich people to pay their fair share of taxes, is waaay better than an extra tax on incomes over a certain level. It's more fair and also doesn't hurt anyone. Tax avoidance is the reason a wealth tax is even an idea.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"eliminating tax loopholes"

Those words mean nothing without specifying which loopholes you mean. I'm not insulting you, I'm just saying that you are trying to sound smart while not contributing anything.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm not insulting you, I'm just saying that you are trying to sound smart while not contributing anything.

Is this a real sentence, typed seriously, with no irony? What a world.