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Re:Housing is at the root of many of the rich world’s proble... by TaylorAlexander on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @12:59PM (#32498873)
That the fact has not occurred to you personally does not mean such an arrangement in aggregate would not help solve the problem of housing as a profitable investment. Maybe you didn't think of this on your own accord, but I bet you WOULD have appreciated if the same unit was cheaper, and this would be the case if 50% of the housing in your market was public housing as is the case in Vienna, even if your unit was privately owned.

Plus your single example of being satisfied with your landlord is not evidence that we should accept landlords across the board. My own landlord sucks at repairing things that need repair, and I find it very frustrating.

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Re:Housing is at the root of many of the rich world’s proble... by cgdub on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @04:39PM (#32501410)
There is public housing in NYC, and I can assure you that your landlord is better than NYCHA.
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Re:Housing is at the root of many of the rich world’s proble... by TaylorAlexander on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @05:06PM (#32501756)
The article I shared in my first comment in this chain addresses problems in NYC and compares that to Vienna and Singapore, which are much better. So please take a look if you would like to learn about alternatives.

https://charterforcompassion.org/shareable-community-ideas/p...

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Re:Housing is at the root of many of the rich world’s proble... by dionidium on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @07:23PM (#32503120)
I actually know already about Vienna and Singapore. I have zero confidence we can copy that model here. Every time we've tried to do public housing it's been a disaster. At some point it's just who we are. If I keep striking out, it's no use to tell me to look to Mike Trout for an example of what's possible. I'm not Mike Trout. I will never be Mike Trout. I will never achieve what Mike Trout has achieved. If we're talking about my batting average, then Mike Trout's success is irrelevant. I need an approach at the plate that accounts for my skills and limitations.
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