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The consequences of not building enough housing (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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[–] 11 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Yes, though also some are in such economically depressed areas that you can barely get a job.

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    We also need to organize for clean public transit; in the meantime, there's often plenty in bustling areas, as well.

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  • [–] 11 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Lots of empty apartments are in luxury buildings right in the best parts of big cities.

    Fully furnished too, just empty tax shelters to be traded back and forth by billionaires and their kids when they need cash.

    We need to convince the desk staff and security in this buildings to help people squat in them indefinitely.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago

    Which is a concern, but can largely be mitigated by encouraging work-from-home jobs. If people are able to reliably WFH, (and COVID proved that many jobs can be done entirely from home), then the local job market doesn’t tend to matter as much.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago

    But a lot of them are in densely populated suburbs or cities, driven out by the artificially inflated rental costs. The owners would rather have a few units empty than lower the rent.

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