The idea of social housing is that if you have enough of it and it’s high quality, private landlords will have to compete. There is no modification or wealth generation happening when you’re struggling to stay afloat. If you can afford to buy a condo you’re still free to do that, but if not, at least you’d have a safe and functional place to live. I would support a policy of near universal public housing, just as I advocate for a single-payer universal healthcare system and for the same reasons. You could always buy your own house but for most people it wouldn’t be worth the extra cost. If you are against public housing, you support homelessness and destitution, plain and simple.

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