Those seem incompatible to me.

(UBI means Universal Basic Income, giving everyone a basic income, for free)

  • sorrybookbroke@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    With the absurd increases of rent globally, record profits for landlords, and massive amount of empty properties have these laws worked?

    If properties are seen as an investment, as they currently are, they must always increase in value at a greater rate than inflation. This means that, in order for investment properties to work, housing must always become more expensive. This increases rent and makes buying a home more impossible yearly. If they lower in price, then the investment fails. The cost of making housing accessible is the economy.

    The issue isn’t simply increasing rent arbitrarily this is a marathon. They’ll raise rent at a higher rate than workers accrue money as they currently are. This makes housing unaffordable. UBI is a band-aid solution that doesn’t fix the root issue.

    Even Adam Smith agreed landlordship was a poor idea in a capitalist market. Renters should accrue equity, or housing should become public.