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(For the uninitiated, the government [and sponsored co-ops] owns almost half the housing in Vienna, and eligibility for social housing, which is seen as desirab
by tptacek 4mo ago
(For the uninitiated, the government [and sponsored co-ops] owns almost half the housing in Vienna, and eligibility for social housing, which is seen as desirable, extends deep into the middle class.)
- shay_ker 4mo agoThere's no free lunch. Housing costs are effectively carried by immigrants and transplants: https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Setting-the-record-straight-on-the-Vienna-Social-Housing-Model-final.pdf?x91208 https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Setting-the-r... In general, the Vienna model is very difficult to copy without being in extreme conditions: https://www.threads.com/@__smiz/post/Cxpz28CIkT6 https://www.threads.com/@__smiz/post/Cxpz28CIkT6
- Plasmoid 4mo agoMany people also don't know that Vienna was isolated and divided for nearly 50 years during the cold war. A significant amount of the available housing is due to Vienna having a bad economy for almost a century.
- tomjakubowski 4mo agoHuh? I thought that Vienna's partition period following WWII lasted more like ten years than sixty. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied-occupied_Austria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied-occupied_Austria
- eigenspace 4mo agoVienna was under occupation for 10 years but was never partitioned. There was mostly free movement of people and goods between the zones.
- hackandthink 4mo agoBerlin was divided. Like Berlin, Vienna had occupation zones, but there was never a wall between them.
- eigenspace 4mo agoThe reason "many people dont know" about that is that it didnt happen. You just made it up.
- tptacek 4mo agoThat's a pretty uncivil way to say "you're wrong". People are wrong about things all the time; I'm sure you have been too.
- darkwizard42 4mo agoIs this similar to Singapore where much of the housing stock is government housing?
- Terr_ 4mo agoI am also reminded of (former-?) rival Hong Kong, where the government either runs or subsidizes at least half the housing. (This in turn relies on other idiosyncrasies, like the government owning all the land, a massive sovereign-wealth fund, etc.)