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[–] Ryanmiller70@lemmy.zip 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

If you make even a penny of profit, then yes. Housing should never be something someone does to make money. Shelter is a basic human need for survival.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Should buying and selling homes be completely removed as a private institution then? What about land ownership entirely?

edit: when land ownership is controlled by a position of authority who decides who gets to live where and move where, congratulations, we're back in monarchy. We can do this smarter without holding completely delusional values.

[–] Ryanmiller70@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yes. Anything that gives people monetary incentive over basic needs should be removed. Keep that shit to things that don't matter.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

While I get the concept, it's kind of as realistic as Star Trek. We have a long, long way to go before people will voluntarily want to live in a system where your government owns the land, starting with developing a government that can be trusted and a society that doesn't feel insecure about where they live or what safety nets they have. I don't see that happening in the next several thousand years.

[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

If you don't make profit then either you're losing money or straddling the line between profit and losing money, neither of which is sustainable. Then someone else will come in and try.