drpvn t1_jcfxit9 wrote on March 16, 2023 at 3:32 PM

Reply to comment by n3vd0g in Nearly 1,500 buildings ban Airbnb and other short-term rentals by fluffykintail

Oh shit I was in Vienna once and it was really pretty although insanely expensive and a random guy on Reddit just suggested that the Austrian government acts as a landlord so I guess I have no choice but to agree that landlords should be banned

n3vd0g t1_jcg95n0 wrote on March 16, 2023 at 4:45 PM

Vienna’s city government owns and manages 220,000 housing units, which represent about 25 percent of the city’s housing stock. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/pdredge/pdr_edge_featd_article_011314.html

drpvn t1_jcgb2d5 wrote on March 16, 2023 at 4:57 PM

Well there it is, I am now forced to admit that landlords should be made illegal.

What’s the first step? Passing legislation that requires all landlords to either stop renting property or turn over their property to the state?

n3vd0g t1_jcgn9d9 wrote on March 16, 2023 at 6:13 PM

I like what Adam Smith has to say on the subject https://www.reddit.com/r/adamsmith/comments/zche7/ysk_adam_smith_spoke_of_landlords_as_cruel/

drpvn t1_jcgvjaj wrote on March 16, 2023 at 7:05 PM

Seriously, what’s the first step? Does the legislature need to pass a law that requires all landlords to either stop renting property or turn over their property to the state?