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I don't like the idea that landowners should have complete control of the land they own. Owning land, more than anything else, should be considered a responsib
by CJefferson 3y ago
I don't like the idea that landowners should have complete control of the land they own.
Owning land, more than anything else, should be considered a responsibility -- we have a finite amount of it and (mostly) can't make more. I personally feel many societial problems arise from poor use of land (in the UK, the lack of house building has both pushed up both rents and house prices to extremely unreasonable levels).
- sclarisse 3y agoIf your problem is with land use, especially UK land use in cities, it’s much more the zoning and planning permission that’s to blame: if anything there’s too little landowner control and too much social control (at least, social control of the wrong sort.) Building new housing supply into an overpriced market is generally quite profitable, and will be pursued by private landowners when not illegal.
- steve1977 3y agoThis. I would even do away with the concept of individuals owning land and just give people some restricted usage rights.
- logifail 3y ago> I would even do away with the concept of individuals owning land and just give people some restricted usage rights Q: How would this affect those who purchase land to build a home?
- groby_b 3y agoA time-limited right of use. If you're a good steward of the land, it gets renewed. Leaseholds are (or at least have been) a fairly common and workable thing.
- RecycledEle 3y agoNot owning the land would that lead to a tragedy of the commons with people building houses not building to last.
- steve1977 3y agoSeveral options… have the state build houses… or fine people if they build houses with too bad quality… I don’t see an unsolvable issue here.
- steve1977 3y agoYou could not purchase land to build a home anymore. You could maybe get land lent to you and pay a rent on it (to the community). But it wouldn’t be „your“ land.