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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] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Really butchering the language here to not say "passive income" or "making other people work for me"

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

I don't have a problem with either one of those things so pick your favorite.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why are you ok with exploiting people?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You forget that for one to acquire said property one must first "exploit" one's self. What I do with the earnings from my exploitation is my business.

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

pigpoop

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

Quality post. Really compelling stuff.

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

frothingfash i deserve passive income pigpoop

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

be better than your exploiters