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>decommodify housing genuinely curious what would that entail, in practical steps

• freehunter 7y ago
  My guess is to implement a higher tax on properties where the owner does not live on the property, or put a limit on how many rental units a landlord can own. Something like that could dis-incentivize large tracts of rental properties.
  • nerfhammer 7y ago
    How does that create an abundance of housing?
• claudeganon 7y ago
  Look into the history and development of Vienna’s social housing system as a start. 62% of people live in housing under this scheme: https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5b4e0b12e4b0b15aba88c7b0 https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5b4e0b12e4b0b15aba88c7b0
• mythrwy 7y ago
  Increased land or property taxes (while eliminating income taxes) might help. Make it undesirable to sit on large amounts or expensive property, reduce the propensity to resell for gain and put a stop the home ownership casino which in some ways looks like bitcoin speculation over the past two decades. Give credit for primary residence (and or legit Ag or industrial use, but maybe collecting land taxes from industry is preferable to capital gains even.). After these deductions tax like crazy for the privilege of squatting on what I think truly is, by nature, communal social property (land). That should dampen down the speculation and return prices to earth while encouraging primary single residence ownership. Oh, and stop inflating financial bubbles that distort the price of a basic human need. For starters.