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There Is No Housing Crisis (thewalrus.ca)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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A housing system that serves all but one group is not in a state of crisis; it is one based on structural inequality and economic exploitation.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I remember reading that city taxes should change from being based on the value of the building to only be based on the value of the land. This way it discourages only single-family homes.

[–] Nouveau_Burnswick 3 points 11 months ago

Restrictive zoning already does more than enough to ensure single-family zoning.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

The principle of "I want to make money" already discourages SFH. Unfortunately, that's offset by zoning laws that inhibit the ability to make money.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Cities should already want less single family homes. They get more taxes from 120 apartment owners than they do from 12 SFH owners.