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If nobody is allowed to own more than one property, should everyone be forced buy? Where would renters get apartments from?
A functioning government?
Ah, so the government is your landlord now?
It's good, because Americans have so much trust in their government right now.
Good thing I'm not an American.
It's handy sometimes, isn't it ;-)
Actually it's a fucking nightmare having your closest neighbour threaten your sovereignty on a daily basis.
It's even worse when half the population actually endorses the behaviour.
I don't hate Americans I'm just disappointed. I hope my children aren't going to die in a trench on the same field I farm
I'm sorry, yeah that must be awful.
Are there a lot of Canadians who support it then?
Look into public housing in Finland.
I am from Finland and public housing is shit.
Public housing was shit, maybe.
Or are all of the articles like this staged? And all of the data is made up?
So they look like link 1, and they result in that... Seems great.
Giving homeless people homes != “public housing”
We do consider having a place to live a human right, but that doesn’t mean the houses are especially good or well maintained compared to commercial options.
They aren’t always even the cheapest - those can usually be found from private renters who own one or two apartments they rent.
Ok, so I have your apparent anecdotal experience, vs. hundreds of articles citing a ton of data. I think I'm gonna go with the latter, thanks.
Government-provided housing, social housing where your payments get you partial collective ownership, cheaper mortgages now that landlords aren't artificially inflating the rates?
The government. They used to provide housing in the UK and then they stopped and stopped building new houses and now they’re unattainable for most.
Can you give me a serious answer without the /s
If I inherit my grandmas apartment, can I put it up for rent since it’s a small apartment in a college town and there will be takers.
Or should I sell it so I don’t become a “landlord”, which is bad?
Should all students just buy an apartment for the 4-5 years they spend in the city or will the city be the landlord for them somehow collectively? Or is it less bad if the college is the landlord by offering student housing?
You could donate it? You could turn it into a shelter. You could let someone live there rent free... Why is selling the only option you can think of?
“Rent free” so I’d pay the costs and someone could just be there for free? I can’t afford that.
No... I specifically said "rent free" instead of "free"... You can charge them what it costs to upkeep with no profit, that's my point.
…so now being a landlord is ok if you don’t make too much profit?
I seriously can’t keep up.
It's really not hard. Basic shelter is a human right. Making a profit from providing someone with basic shelter is immoral and unethical.
But is it profit if I’m asking over my expenses to save for a renovation for example?
How much over my expenses can I ask rent before becoming a bad guy?
I don't know dude, I'm just explaining my personal ethics. It's up to you to figure it out for yourself I guess...
In my view, profit is profit. Doesn't really matter what you're saving for, does it?
Not American.
Our colleges and universities are free. There is no student athlete industry over here.
You didn’t answer my question:
If I inherit an apartment, am I allowed to rent it or should I sell it to not become a landlord?
So what should I do with the inherited apartment?
If I sell it to someone, they might become a landlord, which is bad.
Should I sell it to the city? Will they buy it?
Is it better if I gift it to my kid and keep it emtpty for 10 years until they need it? Then I’m not a landlord, because I don’t own multiple properties.
I’m actually set to inherit a whole-ass house from my grandparents but it’s in a dying town and I’m gonna skip that one.
The neighbours house has been for sale for 2 years with no takers 😬 And it’s like 40k€ with a large backyard. Can’t get a parking spot in a larger city with that.
No rentals, houses will be gifted to everyone and magically conjured out of thin air.
Your sarcastic inability to see a different path does not mean a different path doesn't exist.
Well, so far all of the "different paths" turned out to be completely crap at working. But surely the next time will do it.
...what different paths have been taken? Certainly not enacting a tax code that would make multiple unit ownership progressively unfeasible. That's just a start. Of course, that would take the electorate to actually be educated and informed in their voting and stop reelecting these geriatric ghouls on both sides of the aisle. To be fair (to be faaaiiiirr) I share a lot of your nihilism.