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.
Wow they don’t??? Cool!!! i love incentivizing the use of housing as an asset to store money!!! Fuck!!!
The maoist uprising against the landlords was the largest and most comprehensive proletarian revolution in history, and led to almost totally-equal redistribution of land among the peasantry.
what about we just purge the landlord class
They don’t? They do where I live. Property tax is real in Michigan.
It’s a little more squishy if you’re a large retailer. https://www.mlive.com/news/2023/04/the-dark-store-theory-has-cost-michigan-cities-millions-its-facing-new-challenges.html
