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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

That's true, rentals are important. So how about instead mom and pop landlords can rent a couple/small number of units, but anything above that you must register as a corporation and the tenants union gets to be on the board, and there are strong incentives to turn you into a housing cooperative. Let's throw in some more tenant protection legislation for good measure.

Basically, treat housing as a right, not as a financial asset, an investment, or a profit-driven enterprise.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

I agree with you on the second part, but even allowing a single home still keeps housing as an investment/profit generator.

You have to actually do something to force every owner to lose(or at least never make) money. Hence my original suggestion to heavily tax homes and return that to citizens equally.