The Housing Crisis Isn’t Going Anywhere Until We Tackle Property Wealth Inequality - eviltoast
    • ttmrichter@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Property taxes of 100% for units not occupied by owners. Income taxes on rental of 110%.

      Problem solved.

      • dekerta@lemmy.ca
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        1 year ago

        I don’t think you have put any thought in to this. How would that solve anything exactly? If you taxed rental income at 110% then nobody would ever be a landlord, and all existing landlords would evict their tenants immediately, leaving millions homeless. Do you just want a system where you can only live in owned properties and renting is forbidden?

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          1 year ago

          Note also that I want to tax all non-resident properties at 100%. There’d be a lot of homes to go into.

      • MrFlagg@lemmy.ca
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        1 year ago

        well as long as you are admitting you are ok with state sponsored theft. Very Putin of you

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          1 year ago

          Oh, is Putin the new insult from the libertarian crowd? I thought they were slobbering all over his knob. The winds change so quickly!