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I tend to agree - it should be Universal Basic Stuff (UBS). Particularly if housing is in a low cost of living area, then everything should get cheaper through
by somethoughts 6y ago
I tend to agree - it should be Universal Basic Stuff (UBS). Particularly if housing is in a low cost of living area, then everything should get cheaper through automation. High End Manufactured housing [1], MOOCs, Telemedicine, Consumer Products will all get cheaper. Entrepreneurs in SV can create robots to automate the production of these things so even more UBS categories can be added. UBS assurances will avoid the inflationary effects of UBI.
[1] Factory OS is revolutionizing home construction. https://factoryos.com https://factoryos.com
- foolinaround 6y agowho gets to live in more attractive areas? How different will it be from the current 'projects' living which subsidizes as well?
- Czarcasm 6y agoNobody is advocating for the removal of free markets in the existing housing market. They are advocating for the increase in the supply through removal in the artificial scarcity created by bad policy.
- somethoughts 6y agoThe idea would be to spread people out and build new attractive areas.
- woah 6y agoHousing has been made artificially scarce by the small property owners (homeowners) who have the most to gain from the situation. The government could make housing 3x-5x cheaper in the space of a decade by greatly curtailing the authority of local zoning boards.
- aww_dang 6y agoFannie Mae could auction off all of the foreclosed homes on their books. This would decrease the cost of housing immediately.
- somethoughts 6y agoI think the hope would be to avoid trying to build Universal Basic Stuff housing in areas of the high cost of living areas. Encourage everyone to not cram into the most expensive cities.