The more houses they build the more airbnbs there will be.
The reality is that there are enough empty houses to house everyone who needs them, the problem is that those who own them either want them empty as a holiday home they can later sell as an investment, or rented out, as an investment.
Because that’s what housing is today.
Which is why the only real solution is to decommodify housing, since it’s a human right and should be treated as such, while the profits of the rich are not, and should not.
If it’s not airbnb then it’s rentals at extortionate rate, but the bottom line is the same - new houses will just be used to make the rich more money, not provide more affordable housing.
As for not believing there are enough houses, it’s easy enough to look up, here are articles about it in US, UK, OZ, just to provide some examples…
The more houses they build the more airbnbs there will be.
The reality is that there are enough empty houses to house everyone who needs them, the problem is that those who own them either want them empty as a holiday home they can later sell as an investment, or rented out, as an investment.
Because that’s what housing is today.
Which is why the only real solution is to decommodify housing, since it’s a human right and should be treated as such, while the profits of the rich are not, and should not.
I absolutely agree we need to decommodify housing.
I don’t think there’s infinite supply for airbnb’s though.
And I still think we don’t have enough houses.
If it’s not airbnb then it’s rentals at extortionate rate, but the bottom line is the same - new houses will just be used to make the rich more money, not provide more affordable housing.
As for not believing there are enough houses, it’s easy enough to look up, here are articles about it in US, UK, OZ, just to provide some examples…