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Re:Kansas City is first major city in U.S. to offer no-cost ... by ridethewave on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @10:28AM (#21814420)
>If you give everyone houses, it relieves pressure from the housing system which causes rents to go down.

Care to explain your logic around this statement?

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Re:Kansas City is first major city in U.S. to offer no-cost ... by tehjoker on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @12:19PM (#21815823)
If you provide a real, quality outlet to all people facing homelessness, then people fear eviction much less. Therefore, they will readily turn to the public option in times of crisis rather than scrabble to pay rent. This lack of fear of the the landlord results in less negotiating power.
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Re:Kansas City is first major city in U.S. to offer no-cost ... by ridethewave on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @01:58PM (#21817249)
Not sure I fully understand though do appreciate the communication.
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