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baltakateiI would have criminalized “owning residences you don’t live in”.
KyuubiNoKitsuneI own one my mom lives in… Not everything is that simple.
Making an exception for family members isn’t that hard, either, though. And even if we did do it like this, it would probably end up being a net positive for society - maybe people’s moms could actually afford owning houses if no one owned more than one house.
All people are my brothers and sisters, even the peasants living in the slums I own.
Disc golf. Doesn’t require landscaping huge fields and courses can be built into forrests with narrow gaps between trees and natural formations. Also, the equipment for hobbyists can be dirt cheap.
Unfortunately my mom would never be able to to do that
Tax vacant housing in a increasing amount per residence past 2 properties. Vancant to be defined by being unoccupied for 3-6 months of the year.
Tax could be based on market rent for the sqft of the unit price in the area or property tax. Make it a bracket system that steps up per residence.
Tax would go towards building affordable housing and resources/programs for the homeless.
halvarI may misunderstand what you mean by “residencies”, but wouldn’t that include hotels, offices, shopping centers and sport centers as well?
Those are businesses. Noone is “residing” there, i.e. living there long-term.
I Cast FistThat’s a loophole that would be abused. “Oh, this empty-looking house? It’s just a small hotel, business building! Why does it look abandoned? Oh, you know, legal stuff and stuff. I totally don’t keep it around as an extra house or anything!”