On: Priced out of home ownership

[jachee]

Then they need to be at least doubled, and funneled into individual owner-occupied housing subsidies.

[anon291 → jachee]

We tried subsidizing individual housing and caused the 2008 recession. It's better to let the homes be owned by those who will pay up whether their renter does or does not. A landlord provides a valuable insurance service in some ways.

[WalterBright → jachee]

Crushing the real estate business with taxes isn't going to increase the housing supply.

[jachee → WalterBright]

It will if every AirBNB becomes a place someone can buy.