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> I would prefer to give people rent checks And then rents will augment by that exact amount, screwing up those who don’t get the check and nullifying its bene
by tasogare 6y ago
> I would prefer to give people rent checks
And then rents will augment by that exact amount, screwing up those who don’t get the check and nullifying its benefit for those who do. I know from experience as this is implemented in France (it’s called the APL). Lot of rents are higher than they should for students under the pretext this social aid exists.
- asdfman123 6y agoFor a "free market" to work, you also need elastic supply which we unfortunately don't in many larger cities.
- Ghjklov 6y agoOkay, the government could say if landlords increase their rent, then we'll increase their property tax by 5-10x the amount. If they want to play that game, we'll do the same, but much worse. Let's see what they do then.
- chillacy 6y agoA similar relationship exists in the US between ease of getting loans for college and houses and the price of colleges and houses. I don't know if causation is fully established but they do tend to go up together.