Even with that, homeowners get favourable treatment vs renters (if in the rent alternative the landlord pays capital income tax). Some economists propose that t

Even with that, homeowners get favourable treatment vs renters (if in the rent alternative the landlord pays capital income tax). Some economists propose that this should be fixed by taxing homeowners for the rent that they are virtually paying themselves. It kind of makes sense but would probably not be very popular. See eg http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/03/taxing-homeowners-as-if-they-were-landlords/ http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/03/taxing-homeowne...