New Zealand to ban foreigners from buying existing houses

Re:New Zealand to ban foreigners from buying existing houses by closeparen on Friday October 27, 2017 @12:15AM (#15565667)

>To deprive someone of living in your own home

If you don't want to a skyscraper built on your land, don't sell your land.

Your neighbor's land isn't "your own home," it's his.

>You're suggesting subverting democracy.

Subverting a council of the landowning aristocracy (local city govt) with a democracy (state government).

>the foundation of modern civilization

Single-family-home zoning, FAR, parking minimums, sunlight plane, height limits, etc. have barely been around 100 years. Laws dictating that all places must look like modern American suburbs are certainly not "the foundation of modern civilization."

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Re:New Zealand to ban foreigners from buying existing houses by mantas on Friday October 27, 2017 @12:28AM (#15565716)

> Subverting a council of the landowning aristocracy (local city govt) with a democracy (state government).

Well, this law is proposed by state government (democracy).

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Re:New Zealand to ban foreigners from buying existing houses by conanbatt on Friday October 27, 2017 @07:13AM (#15567297)

What a nuance. If people vote for a dictatorship, is it a democracy?

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Re:New Zealand to ban foreigners from buying existing houses by mantas on Friday October 27, 2017 @09:01AM (#15567855)

I was referring to this bit in post I replied to:

> Subverting a council of the landowning aristocracy (local city govt) with a democracy (state government).

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