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Re:Ireland Is Making Basic Income for Artists Program Permanent by netsharc on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @09:09AM (#45591895)
I saw the headline of this article today https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/15/eu-executive-s...

and I wonder how much of Europe's problems is caused by AirBnB enabling wealthy people to extract riches from rental units, while causing suffering to normal renters...

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Re:Ireland Is Making Basic Income for Artists Program Permanent by carlosjobim on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @09:44AM (#45592439)
AirBnB is a symptom. Even if there was no AirBnB, owners of surplus real estate would never sell, they'd rather let the property rot into ruins.
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