Re:Redfin Cuts 13% of Staff, Shuts Down Home-Flipping Business
by lotsofpulp on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @11:38AM
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> Or, in other words: "housing is a human right" does not need to be construed as a positive obligation.
I struggle to think of a way to construe it that is not a positive obligation.
Increasing zoning is not making housing a human right. It is bringing down housing prices, which is great, but it would make words meaningless if it qualified for “housing as a human right”.
On the other hand, the government reimbursing everyone for the annual cost of housing in the 20th percentile of the US is something actionable. For example, if housing at 20th percentile is $12k per year, then everyone gets $12k per year to spend on housing. They can choose to move to those places similar prices, or they cannot.
I struggle to think of a way to construe it that is not a positive obligation.
Increasing zoning is not making housing a human right. It is bringing down housing prices, which is great, but it would make words meaningless if it qualified for “housing as a human right”.
On the other hand, the government reimbursing everyone for the annual cost of housing in the 20th percentile of the US is something actionable. For example, if housing at 20th percentile is $12k per year, then everyone gets $12k per year to spend on housing. They can choose to move to those places similar prices, or they cannot.