Grappling7155@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 5 days agoWhy it's time for a serious debate about rent control in Canadafinancialpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down13
arrow-up1106arrow-down1external-linkWhy it's time for a serious debate about rent control in Canadafinancialpost.comGrappling7155@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 5 days agomessage-square74fedilink
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-24 days agoNobody builds new rental properties that aren’t profitable. I dunno, would you, if you had that kind of money?
minus-squareSGforce@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·4 days agoIf I were a government? Yes. Because housing people will have far reaching benefits that go beyond short term profits.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoNo, if you were a potential landlord. Rent control implies private landlords, so you can’t just say you wouldn’t become a landlord.
Nobody builds new rental properties that aren’t profitable. I dunno, would you, if you had that kind of money?
If I were a government? Yes. Because housing people will have far reaching benefits that go beyond short term profits.
No, if you were a potential landlord.
Rent control implies private landlords, so you can’t just say you wouldn’t become a landlord.