• explodicle@local106.com
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    1 year ago

    Price controls cause shortages. The solution is plain old taxes - take money away from the rich. Housing will be cheaper to buy up front when recurring taxes are higher. Your dollar will go farther when other dollars are removed from circulation.

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      1 year ago

      A 4% tax on millionaires in Massachussets got free lunch for school kids in the state

      • brygphilomena@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Is this actually true or just post hoc ergo propter hoc?

        It seems like we shouldnt need a tax on millionaires just to pay for lunches. It’s more depressing than we weren’t paying for lunches more than it is inspiring that we are now.

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          It’s more depressing than we weren’t paying for lunch

          Because billionaires lobbied congress to reduce budget for public schools

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          1 year ago

          IMHO it’s not just to pay for lunches (or whatever else); the primary goal is to limit price inflation and housing speculation. The fact that it generates revenue is an added bonus.

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      1 year ago

      We need more housing in general too, to be honest, and to stop people buying it and directly distribute the housing to families looking for a primary residence.