That’s trickier than it sounds.
The places where people buy third homes are the same places where NIMBYs can stop development of poor people housing. Even though those rich people need servants and servants need quarters.
If we’re already living in a world where we can tax homes at 100%, 200%, etc. then we’re also living in a world where we can pretty easily tell NIMBYs to go fuck themselves.
Catch 22. As a politician you gotta please the people with money. The people buying homes taxed 200% have the money. Until we reach Star Trek levels of selfless post scarcity society that’s not going to happen and by that point it won’t be necessary.
FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That’s trickier than it sounds. The places where people buy third homes are the same places where NIMBYs can stop development of poor people housing. Even though those rich people need servants and servants need quarters.
Soup@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If we’re already living in a world where we can tax homes at 100%, 200%, etc. then we’re also living in a world where we can pretty easily tell NIMBYs to go fuck themselves.
FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Catch 22. As a politician you gotta please the people with money. The people buying homes taxed 200% have the money. Until we reach Star Trek levels of selfless post scarcity society that’s not going to happen and by that point it won’t be necessary.
Soup@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I like how we’re making a scenario where things might actually go well and you’re still trying to find ways to lose.