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    • Got_Bent@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      No single word in the English vocabulary grates against me more than when I hear owners of residential property refer to it as “units”.

      It’s so dehumanizing. Rather, it’s monetizing humanity.

    • SonnyVabitch@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      I agree with the spirit of your comment, and I would only add that the practical implementation may need to allow for some leniency.

      For instance, you shouldn’t be forced to sell and buy elsewhere if your life circumstances change temporarily. The law in general could allow for renting somewhere and renting out elsewhere. But I would be onboard with the overall intent of such regulation.

      • BeefPiano@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 years ago

        We have like 10 empty houses for every person experiencing homelessness. How many more do we need to build?

          • JeffKerman1999@sopuli.xyz
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            2 years ago

            There’s plenty of room even in places like Venezia (source: I was living there). Problem is they are mostly empty because the rich oligarchs bought as an investment and keeps them there empty. This is also compounded by the scourge that is Airbnb that is pricing out everyone.

    • bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
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      2 years ago

      Residentjal property shouldn’t be allowed to be an investment. Or heavily taxed to make it unprofitable unless you live there yourself.

      Why would anyone build new apartment buildings if that were the law? We desperately need to be building more housing, and denser housing.