cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/12162

Why? Because apparently they need some more incentive to keep units occupied. Also, even though a property might be vacant, there's still imputed rental income there. Its owner is just receiving it in the form of enjoying the unit for himself instead of receiving an actual rent check from a tenant. That imputed rent ought to be taxed like any other income.

    • ATQ@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Oh, so you just want the state to be your landlord? Enjoy your cinderblock gulag.

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        • ATQ@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          You can rent from someone else. That’s actually easier than moving cities, states, or countries.

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              If you want to argue that the government should develop low cost housing, that’s an interesting discussion. In general, “supply” regardless of how it’s created, is the answer to high housing prices. I do fear that you’ll be dissatisfied with the quality of that government housing.

              • The_Jewish_Cuban [he/him]
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                1 year ago

                No it's not. That's why you have houses and apartments for hypothetical millionaires going empty because no one can actually afford them. As long as homes and real estate have speculative value there is no guarantee that "supply" will positively affect prices or affect them enough to provide housing for everyone.

                The simple fact that there are more empty homes and apartments than there are homeless people disproves your premise.

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      • Nicklybear [she/her]
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        1 year ago

        As someone who has been homeless, I would MUCH rather live my entire life in a "cinderblock gulag" then spend even a second homeless. So, yes, if we ever were to get such buildings provided to us from the government, I would greatly enjoy them.

      • Catradora_Stalinism [she/her, comrade/them]
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        1 year ago

        sis, I would love living in a small apartment complex where everything is either five minutes away or easily accessed by public transportation

        I would love being in an environment that promotes a collective spirit where people spend more time outside than inside

        I would love having housing be 4% AT MOST of my monthly paycheck

        but we gotta have idiots with trillions because they deserve to hang us out to dry, is that it?