Drisku11 t1_it9wzhp wrote on October 22, 2022 at 12:34 AM

Reply to comment by marigolds6 in Many countries have a "hidden welfare state" for incumbent homeowners, as governments subsidize homeowners through the tax system. The homeownership welfare state is strongest in the US and other Anglophone countries, but weakest in the Scandinavian countries. by smurfyjenkins

Imputed income is a nonsense concept that seeks to destroy natural incentives to invest in tangible, concrete ways to make one's life sustainable and affordable. It's morally the same as taxing you for raising your own children instead of sending them to daycare, or plunging your toilet instead of calling a plumber. It's essentially a tax on agency and non-participation in ultra-consumerism.