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> I'm sure the idea is abhorrent to the USA, but perhaps removing incentives to be a landlord The problem is what will happen is that any US regulations around
by gedy 3y ago
> I'm sure the idea is abhorrent to the USA, but perhaps removing incentives to be a landlord
The problem is what will happen is that any US regulations around this will end up targetting middle-class “landlords” who rent out an extra home. And the real issue of huge corporate real estate holdings will be just fine.
It’ll scratch the itch of people wanting to beat down someone in their neighborhood, "boomers", etc who rents out something due to petty envy, but unlikely to solve the issue meaningfully.
A lot of average people buy real estate because it’s one of the few inflation hedges left for them.
- nurple 3y agoIf so, it'll be a great first step and a powerful beachhead to fight from. Making homes into investments, even by you and me in the middle class, is the exact moral failing underlying our problems and creates a positive feedback loop that cannot be stopped. If it's true this is one of the only inflation hedges left, then that needs fixing, not the protecting of usury.