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Yeah, it's clickbait. It's not homeownership that's the problem, it's the regulations (tbf, put in place mostly by homeowners) and the always ongoing concentrat
by bserge 6y ago
Yeah, it's clickbait. It's not homeownership that's the problem, it's the regulations (tbf, put in place mostly by homeowners) and the always ongoing concentration of the population.
Housing prices in/near cities is a worldwide problem. Renting could be cheaper, though, but that can be done without social housing imo.
- andybak 6y ago> tbf, put in place mostly by homeowners There you have it. Follow the money. Home ownership concentrates wealth. Wealth often determines political clout and thus directs legislation and policy. The cycle continues. So surely - largely by your own logic - home ownership is the problem?
- bserge 6y agoThat's what the government is for. Regulate on behalf of the majority. Sadly, that seems to be evolving backwards, from practice to theory.
- pessimizer 6y agoGovernment is for regulating on the behalf of everyone, not just a majority.
- bserge 6y agoThey can't really do things for everyone. There's always going to be a conflict of interest between different groups, like homeowners vs those who don't own a home. The minorities are only listened to when it doesn't affect the majority in a significant way. But I have to apologize, I've mistakenly assumed non-homeowners are the majority, when in fact it's the opposite in most western countries. So the government is doing their job in this case.