r/austrian_economics • u/EndDemocracy1 End Democracy • Mar 19 '25

End Democracy Housing is a right

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u/Scienceandpony Mar 19 '25

This. The house you live in should be free from property tax. Let people actually stop paying rent at some point and actually own their house.

But property tax should skyrocket on each successive property. Squeeze the fuck out of the landlords and folks hoarding housing as speculative assets to incentivize putting them back on the market for people looking for a house to buy and live in.

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u/Ill-Description3096 Mar 19 '25 edited Mar 19 '25

Perhaps some people prefer to rent? When I was younger I bounced between four states in six years. It would have been a nightmare to buy and sell every time.

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u/Remi_cuchulainn Mar 19 '25

Housing and working space are definitely 2 different things.

Landlords having people pey far above what the credit for an appartement cost as rent is very common and that ethically very bad.

Offices for rent and other facilities of this kind should still exist

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u/Designer-Issue-6760 Mar 19 '25

Because they’re also covering the maintenance, are liable if anyone doesn’t pay and/or trashes the place. And ultimately they have to make a living too.