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Preach it brother/sister. Everyone is out here treating real estate as an investment and inserting themselves pointless middle-people extracting capital from th

Preach it brother/sister. Everyone is out here treating real estate as an investment and inserting themselves pointless middle-people extracting capital from those who are blocked from entering the housing market or even scaling their living situation to match their family requirements. It's incredibly depressing to see comments like yours considered "wrong" and in the minority and even more so vociferously defended against in the name of "small-business owners" or the "capitalism IS fair" crowd. Despite those who succeeded being a survivorship bias group. Housing is a right, and should not be an investment. To invest in housing alienates its purpose which is stability and shelter. It creates an antagonistic lens in which its ownership is held, not for those housed and protected by it, but those who wish to squeeze as much blood from the stone it has become.

lelanthran 4y ago
> Housing is a right, If we accept that as true, then let the state build minimal housing for those who cannot afford shelter. TBH, that still won't take away the buy-to-rent investors, because people will still want better housing than the state provides.
- candiddevmike 4y ago
  The state/city could nationalize apartment blocks easily and and provide cheap or free housing to those who want it (not means tested, you want somewhere to live but don't want to deal with a landlord? Here's your state housing). This will provide a floor for landlords to compete against and keep prices down.
  - GenericDev 4y ago
    +1
  - michpoch 4y ago
    The state/city could nationalize cars from car rental companies easily and and provide cheap or free cars to those who want it The state/city could nationalize restaurants easily and and provide cheap or free food to those who want it The state/city could nationalize Apple easily and and provide cheap or free iPhones to those who want it Seems like we found the solution /s

lelanthran 4y ago

> Housing is a right, If we accept that as true, then let the state build minimal housing for those who cannot afford shelter. TBH, that still won't take away the buy-to-rent investors, because people will still want better housing than the state provides.

candiddevmike 4y ago
The state/city could nationalize apartment blocks easily and and provide cheap or free housing to those who want it (not means tested, you want somewhere to live but don't want to deal with a landlord? Here's your state housing). This will provide a floor for landlords to compete against and keep prices down.
- GenericDev 4y ago
  +1
- michpoch 4y ago
  The state/city could nationalize cars from car rental companies easily and and provide cheap or free cars to those who want it The state/city could nationalize restaurants easily and and provide cheap or free food to those who want it The state/city could nationalize Apple easily and and provide cheap or free iPhones to those who want it Seems like we found the solution /s