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Re:Dutch cities want to ban property investors in all neighb... by em500 on Sunday September 05, 2021 @07:30AM (#28423450)
> I could never understand why this wasn't means tested continually.

They've started some degree of means testing a few years ago: the maximum allowed rent increase on social/rent-controlled houses can now depend on income. This was controversial legislation for privacy reasons (it involves giving landlords information about tenant incomes every year).

Re:Dutch cities want to ban property investors in all neighb... by kingludite on Sunday September 05, 2021 @09:50AM (#28424337)
Oh, I missed that one. It seems to me that income tax based on rent would be more privacy preserving.