Comment on Investors are making up the highest share of homebuyers in 5 years
Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 2 weeks agoBlame the system that makes it arbitrarily difficult to transition between houses, which is in part exacerbated due to the fact homes are being used by parasites as vehicles for profit generation through rent seeking models artificially increasing the floor price of homes.
What you’re mad at is the private property system inherent to capitalism restricting what you’re able to do because of arbitrary bullshit. Why do you need to purchase a house in the first place? It is empty and not being used, so why does the previous owner still retain control over it and be allowed to arbitrarily prevent others from using it unless we can satisfy their greed? Why do we support a system that arbitrarily restricts our access to basic necessities in such a way and just glazes over such blatant exploitation?
Instead of trying to justify exploitation under the current system, how about we think about changing this system to one based on the needs of people instead of one based on imaginary, monetary interests?
In a system of community property, any vacant homes would be readily available and the ownership of units transferred from communal to personal property based on usufruct where, so long as you live in the home, it belongs to you but, when you vacate to a new home, the ownership is transferred back to the community.
Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
So, is the community forced to purchase the house if someone moves out? Or is it more of a renting situation and you never actually own your home, you just rent it from the community and when you move you lose all effort and time you have put into improving your home?
All you have to do is look at the military “on base” housing to see how bad places can get if you never own anything. And I am not really sure that I would want to live in an apartment situation my entire life. I already think things like “eminent domain” are bullshit, but I can’t even conceive of how truly dystopian it would be to have your housing controlled by the government and whatever whacko managed to claw their way into power most recently.
Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
I do not have time or patience to educate you. Go read theory on alternative economic systems.
Please, for the love of God educate yourself. You limit yourself by only thinking of this in terms of the current, highly exploitative capitalist system.
It would look fundamentally different from anything that currently exists today.
Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Ouch, so it is an assigned housing situation where the government gets to decide where and how you live…
Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
No, it isn’t. Jesus Christ you people are intentionally interpreting this in bad faith or just lack reading comprehension.