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This is creating an artificial Tulip bulb crisis where people could live instead of these rent-seeking vampires either letting them idle or renting them on Airb

This is creating an artificial Tulip bulb crisis where people could live instead of these rent-seeking vampires either letting them idle or renting them on Airbnb. Pass a law that homes must be occupied by the owner at least 10% of the time or property taxes go up 900%. Creating a class of land barons and serfs doesn't bode well for the future of humanity.

livinglist 3y ago
But how do u enforce the “must be occupied 10% of the time” part?
esoterica 3y ago
You realize you are advocating for a massive regressive tax on renters right? Where are people going to live if they are not in a position to or don’t want to buy a house?
konschubert 3y ago
Just build more houses. North America is big. Stop fighting over scraps.
- VHRanger 3y ago
  The fact that it's big doesn't matter. Building a million homes in North Dakota won't help anyone. People need to live near cities, where jobs are. Outside our privileged white collar world where remote work is easy, others need to live in metro areas. We need to build in and near cities, and improve the transit infrastructure.
  - CapstanRoller 3y ago
    We also need to create cities, and revitalize dying ones. There are many small towns in the US and Canada where I'd love to buy a house, but they all tend to suffer from the same terminal decline pattern: crumbling infrastructure, lack of opportunities, and a single WalMart supplying everyone while choking out all other business.
    - konschubert 3y ago
      I sometimes daydream about building a city, just one, that prioritises cycling and walking over cars. If you like cars, you can literally live everywhere else.
      - VHRanger 3y ago
        In NA there's pretty much only Montreal
        konschubert 3y ago
        Let’s build a second city for those who prefer not to have cars dominate. :) I guess the question is if that alone is enough of a selling point to form a city. And then, the issue is always how you prevent the nimbys from taking over once the first batch of housing has been built.
  - konschubert 3y ago
    "Build more houses" was meant as a shorthand for "Upzone cities".
therealdrag0 3y ago
More taxes on rentals means higher rents for those too poor to buy…

livinglist 3y ago

But how do u enforce the “must be occupied 10% of the time” part?

esoterica 3y ago

You realize you are advocating for a massive regressive tax on renters right? Where are people going to live if they are not in a position to or don’t want to buy a house?

konschubert 3y ago

Just build more houses. North America is big. Stop fighting over scraps.

VHRanger 3y ago
The fact that it's big doesn't matter. Building a million homes in North Dakota won't help anyone. People need to live near cities, where jobs are. Outside our privileged white collar world where remote work is easy, others need to live in metro areas. We need to build in and near cities, and improve the transit infrastructure.
- CapstanRoller 3y ago
  We also need to create cities, and revitalize dying ones. There are many small towns in the US and Canada where I'd love to buy a house, but they all tend to suffer from the same terminal decline pattern: crumbling infrastructure, lack of opportunities, and a single WalMart supplying everyone while choking out all other business.
  - konschubert 3y ago
    I sometimes daydream about building a city, just one, that prioritises cycling and walking over cars. If you like cars, you can literally live everywhere else.
    - VHRanger 3y ago
      In NA there's pretty much only Montreal
      - konschubert 3y ago
        Let’s build a second city for those who prefer not to have cars dominate. :) I guess the question is if that alone is enough of a selling point to form a city. And then, the issue is always how you prevent the nimbys from taking over once the first batch of housing has been built.
- konschubert 3y ago
  "Build more houses" was meant as a shorthand for "Upzone cities".

therealdrag0 3y ago

More taxes on rentals means higher rents for those too poor to buy…