Economics

Pay income tax on income you aren't collecting?

I live in my house. The neighbor rents theirs. I have twice the square footage, and I maintain my house like it's mine, whereas they maintain theirs like it's a rental, which is to say my house is way fucking nicer... I don't have the paper thin wall paneling with the lines millef in it to look like shiplap, and the babyshit green pile carpet out of the fucking 70's, you know? That pileif shit rents for $1800/mo, and my mortgage is almost exactly $1k with homeowners, taxes, and warranty included. I don't know what the fuck I could get if I rented it, but what you're suggesting is that I should be obligated to pay income tax on what I might get??? Not the 1% property taxes, but like what? 30% or so?

How about fuck no? Do you own a house? Do you want to own a house? What you're suggesting could price anyone who makes less than a million dollars a year right the fuck out of the property ownership world... forever... That is a batshit crazy fucked up idea.