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Or just have public housing like many other countries do - which provides ample supply without any incentive structure to keep prices going up. Rent can be stabilized and prices can be low from the start to only cover costs. No need to pay for a half dozen middle men.
many cities have public housing. it’s filled with drug addicts, rapists, and people who will rob you for a mint.
43 percent of people in Vienna are addicts, rapists, and thieves?

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