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> but there's no entity that I'm aware of that has a monopoly in residential real estate or anything close to it. Singapore might come close.[0] 0: https://en
by bostik 5y ago
> but there's no entity that I'm aware of that has a monopoly in residential real estate or anything close to it.
Singapore might come close.[0]
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_housing_in_Singapore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_housing_in_Singapore -- "The majority of the residential housing developments in Singapore are publicly governed and developed, and home to approximately 78.7% of the resident population."
- IkmoIkmo 5y agoBut that's public housing, owned by the state, governed by a democratic vote. The theoretical chance that the state will abuse its monopoly position to squeeze renters is extremely remote, and in fact the opposite of the going practice in Singapore.