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Re:Hundreds demonstrate against high rents in Zurich by alephnerd on Sunday November 05, 2023 @03:30PM (#38155338)
> imposition of onerous taxes on investment properties, rental income, or real estate speculation

How? This is vague.

> creation of state-housing funds

How? Who holds the liability and underwrites this?

> widespread state construction of public housing

How? Is there even a trained construction workforce anymore? In the US at least this no longer exists after 2008 [0]

I'm not trying to be dismissive btw. I used to work in the policy space and there are organizational and liability issues that acted as a blocker against a number of the stuff you mentioned.

[0] - https://www.axios.com/2023/02/10/construction-help-wanted

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Re:Hundreds demonstrate against high rents in Zurich by thriftwy on Sunday November 05, 2023 @06:39PM (#38156954)
They should give a Russian developer like PIK or LSR a blanket licence to build scores after scores of 25 floor buildings with 20-30 sq.m. units until they plead for mercy.

These will also fly the workforce in from Central Asia.

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