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We could always make renting above cost of construction and maintenance illegal and have the state build public housing, but this is unpopular with landlords and aspiring landlords.

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It's hardly surprising that people would object to what amounts to a public seizing of [the economic value of] their private property.

Well now that clarifies the contradiction between solving the housing problem for the majority of people and the interests of private property. :-/

The worked out super well in the Soviet Bloc and with section 8 housing.

Housing was one of the successes of Soviet system. Tall apartment buildings surrounded by parks.

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