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Re:Massachusetts to tax ride-hailing apps, give the money to... by allendoerfer on Sunday August 21, 2016 @06:35AM (#12330307)
Additionally, home-ownership has the unique feature to be financed with money which would otherwise be a sunken cost.

I like the idea of some kind of modern/virtual self-sustained living, where you own your house, produce your own energy and cover all costs by dividends from stocks of the same companies you buy products from.

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Re:Massachusetts to tax ride-hailing apps, give the money to... by hx87 on Monday August 22, 2016 @12:41AM (#12334149)
A home is a massively illiquid and spectacularly undiversified asset, and the same benefits can be gained by, say, investing in a spread-out housing cooperative with a diverse set of owners.
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Re:Massachusetts to tax ride-hailing apps, give the money to... by pjc50 on Sunday August 21, 2016 @03:04PM (#12332214)
Ownership by the workers of the means of production and distribution! ;)
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Re:Massachusetts to tax ride-hailing apps, give the money to... by allendoerfer on Sunday August 21, 2016 @08:28PM (#12333406)
Yep, but actual ownership of a share with the choice on what to own on top of a capitalist base, not forced ownership together with everyone else through a state with corrupt elites.
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