• 'M' as in 'MANCY'@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    It’s sweet that you think we can just implement social policies like that.

    Only the rich and corporations would benefit from the housing market crashing.

    • cybermass@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      I mean, just tax corporate home ownership, double property tax for homes that sit empty for more than 3 or 6 months, and put a 50% tax on any rental net profits above 15% of the total rental price.

      Use that money for high density/low income development grants, seems simple to me.

    • Gyromobile@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Bit of a stretch to say only. I know several middle class people who are renting and would be in a much better position if rent dropped and housing dropped.

      Admittedly those middle class who already own a home would be affected.

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      1 year ago

      Or anyone sitting on their hands waiting to buy a house… like all the young peop—oh yeah they don’t have any savings because rent went up and wages never moved.