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Re:Finnish basic income pilot improved wellbeing, study finds by tehjoker on Thursday May 07, 2020 @01:56PM (#23105944)
We could always make renting above cost of construction and maintenance illegal and have the state build public housing, but this is unpopular with landlords and aspiring landlords.
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Re:Finnish basic income pilot improved wellbeing, study finds by sokoloff on Thursday May 07, 2020 @02:25PM (#23106341)
It's hardly surprising that people would object to what amounts to a public seizing of [the economic value of] their private property.
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Re:Finnish basic income pilot improved wellbeing, study finds by tehjoker on Saturday May 09, 2020 @12:08AM (#23122230)
Well now that clarifies the contradiction between solving the housing problem for the majority of people and the interests of private property. :-/
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Re:Finnish basic income pilot improved wellbeing, study finds by hpoe on Thursday May 07, 2020 @02:24PM (#23106313)
The worked out super well in the Soviet Bloc and with section 8 housing.
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Re:Finnish basic income pilot improved wellbeing, study finds by lonelappde on Thursday May 07, 2020 @05:28PM (#23108584)
Housing was one of the successes of Soviet system. Tall apartment buildings surrounded by parks.
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