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Re:Why Barcelona Bought the Building That Symbolizes Its Hou... by dumbledoren on Sunday February 23, 2025 @12:37AM (#43146928)
> We have proof from studies that rent control actively makes things worse for everyone

There is rent control everywhere in Spain and it didn't make anything worse. For some reason this 'rent control make everything worse' always originates from the Angloamerican financial discourse. And not surprisingly, the reference you gave is from a neoliberal institute...

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Re:Why Barcelona Bought the Building That Symbolizes Its Hou... by jwarden on Sunday February 23, 2025 @09:44AM (#43149569)
I am Spanish, and I can tell you there is a lot of Spanish media claiming rent control is making things worse in the cities that implemented it. Just do a Google search from within Spain: almost all the results discuss negative impact.

Try this search search: control de alquiler barcelona efectos

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Re:Why Barcelona Bought the Building That Symbolizes Its Hou... by Scrutiny6707 on Saturday March 08, 2025 @06:04PM (#43304401)
They are saying it... is it true? Or is it just propaganda?
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