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Re:Berlin approves 5-year rent freeze by esoterica on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @07:10PM (#20219366)
If you tax rent, landlords will pass the tax on to renters. All you are doing is making renting more unaffordable.
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Re:Berlin approves 5-year rent freeze by whymsicalburito on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @07:23PM (#20219451)
But buying will be cheaper than renting, so it seems just fine that rents would go up.
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Re:Berlin approves 5-year rent freeze by esoterica on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @09:18PM (#20220086)
A lot of people cannot afford to buy at any price point.
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Re:Berlin approves 5-year rent freeze by hokus on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @07:31PM (#20219511)
yes, to the point that [say] 10% of the rentals are empty.
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