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Re:Squatting in Spain: Understanding Spain's "okupas" problem by kerkeslager on Thursday June 06, 2024 @04:53PM (#40602276)
Introducing speculator taxes and then making it more attractive to be a speculator (landlord) just means that speculators pass the speculator taxes on to renters.

Letting people get rich off holding people's basic needs for ransom is never going to be part of the solution to homelessness.

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Re:Squatting in Spain: Understanding Spain's "okupas" problem by roca on Friday June 07, 2024 @03:49AM (#40606283)
A tax on empty properties can't be passed onto renters.
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Re:Squatting in Spain: Understanding Spain's "okupas" problem by kjkjadksj on Friday June 07, 2024 @11:19AM (#40609527)
It is when its passed onto their landlord when a new landlord buys it to rent it out.
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Re:Squatting in Spain: Understanding Spain's "okupas" problem by dragonwriter on Friday June 07, 2024 @03:14PM (#40611915)
No, its not. And if you think about the effect of the tax on supply and demand you’ll see why pretty quickly, I would think.
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