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Comment by Telemakhos

9 hours ago

This is the most European thing I’ve read all week. Income is inflow of money, while rent is an expense. The avoidance of expense should not be considered income for tax purposes: it would discourage frugality.

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thaumasiotes  30 minutes ago

If you applied that principle consistently, it would be much worse to tax income, since that discourages production.

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