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To solve Dutch housing crisis, proposal aimed to ban the rich from buying some homes. Could it work here? (www.cbc.ca)
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In an attempt to deal with an affordable housing crisis, the Dutch housing minister recently proposed a law that would have allowed municipalities to force some property owners to sell their homes only to low and middle-income earners. The problem the policy is trying to fix is one that's particularly acute in Canada.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why not ban anything past a primary home? It's like at a wedding where everyone gets to eat first before going for seconds.

I guess it's a political non-starter given the number of people who own more than one home...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

A grandfather clause could be added, so that 'from now on' people can't buy more than 1 home. But there are plenty of less severe ways to fix the problem. A lack of solutions isn't the issue, anyway. The problem is that rich people who control countries don't want to fix housing problems, since they are often the people benefiting.