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The problem is not rich people overseas, its rent seeking rich people everywhere. 1 person - 1 property. Commercial property should be state owned with perpet
by jay_kyburz 4y ago
The problem is not rich people overseas, its rent seeking rich people everywhere.
1 person - 1 property.
Commercial property should be state owned with perpetual leases.
- dan-robertson 4y ago14.1M occupied private dwellings[1] 39M Canadians[2] Looks like there isn’t enough property to go round. Maybe the problem is that people want to live in places where they get paid, and not share with parents/roommates and they’re competing to occupy dwellings where there aren’t enough? But what do I know? I just wrote down some numbers that aren’t equal. [1] https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/as-sa/98-200-x/2016005/98-200-x2016005-eng.cfm https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/as-sa/98... [2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_of_Canada https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_of_Canada
- jay_kyburz 4y agoLooks like they need to build more dwellings.
- happyopossum 4y agoThat’s roughly 2.7 people per home - what’s your ideal ratio?
- dan-robertson 4y agoI don’t think one should care about the ratio. I think it’s fine if people have big families or multigenerational households or lots of roommates so long as that’s what they want. And I think it’s fine if lots of people live alone or in small households so long as that’s what they want. And I think it’s fine if the average Canadian family has a second home in the woods somewhere. I think the problem is that, for lots of people, they can’t have what they want because there aren’t enough housing.
- acchow 4y agoAre you aiming for each dwelling to be occupied by only 1 person?
- dan-robertson 4y agoI’m responding to a comment that wrote: > 1 person - 1 property Maybe it isn’t clear, but I don’t agree with the comment.
- happyopossum 4y agoAhh, good idea - outlaw vacation homes and private leisure travel.