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A lot of the problem could be solved with public provision in such a way as to force the price down. A "national housing service" charging break-even rents woul
by JulianMorrison 9y ago
A lot of the problem could be solved with public provision in such a way as to force the price down. A "national housing service" charging break-even rents would make it impossible for private landlords to capture UBI with a raised rent, for example.
- TACIXAT 9y agoIt would be much nicer to just build more housing, rather than taking away landlords' profits while not addressing the lack of supply.
- erik_seaberg 9y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_housing_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_housing_in_the_United_S... has a bad track record. Hard to say how much basic income might reduce crime, though.