The housing shortage is larger than you think

Re:The housing shortage is larger than you think by jeffbee on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @05:44PM (#38702948)

There is nothing ethically preferable about owner occupancy. In Switzerland, which I consider to be a highly developed society, they have a special tax that applies only to owner-occupants. I think we should adopt that. More people should rent, and fewer people should consider home ownership an investment strategy.

Also, to be quite honest, your allusions about shadowy Asians has the whiff of racist tendencies.

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Re:The housing shortage is larger than you think by voidwtf on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @05:54PM (#38703074)

I'm sorry if there was any implication of bias against Asians as a group. I don't think I implied that at all, when did I call them shadowy? That smells of your own biases and perceptions. I was simply referencing the region of those I'm aware of. My neighbors home is owned by an investor from the Philippines. Three other houses on my block are owned by investors from China and are rental houses. This information can be confirmed by a simple property tax search.

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Re:The housing shortage is larger than you think by voidwtf on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @06:02PM (#38703164)

I don't understand this stance. I want to own so I can customize to my liking. I want to own so I can add that solar system and battery backup. I want to own so I can add 2 ft of pavers on both sides of my drive-way. I want to own so that 30 years from now when I'm preparing to retire, that my only housing costs will be utilities and taxes. What person wants to never be able to call something their own?

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Re:The housing shortage is larger than you think by Podgajski on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @07:33PM (#38704002)

Everyone who runs the World Economic Forum .

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