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It's just as bonkers as people profiting from providing food--a basic human need-- … which is to say not at all. There's no difference between somebody 3000 mi
by elgenie 7y ago
It's just as bonkers as people profiting from providing food--a basic human need-- … which is to say not at all.
There's no difference between somebody 3000 miles away in the US owning property and renting it out and somebody in China owning that property and renting it out. The problem is housing stock being underused, but that (a) can be addressed via taxation and (b) is no different from stuff like empty nesters keeping their 4 bedroom house after the kids move away.
- chillacy 7y agoFood is at least a healthy market, look to other human needs which are regulated like pharmaceuticals and you’d see that people get very upset about it.
- fulafel 7y agoA major way in which pharmaceuticals are regulated is to enforce western monopolies internationally so that poor people are priced out of getting them.
- blub 7y agoThere's a big difference: it's more likely that someone from your community shares cultural values and is interested in building a sustainable community. To the person living at the other end of the world you're just a source of income.