schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 4 months agoEU official: Cost of living crisis threatens 'trust in democracy' | dpa internationaldpa-international.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down10
arrow-up165arrow-down1external-linkEU official: Cost of living crisis threatens 'trust in democracy' | dpa internationaldpa-international.comschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareLembot_0004@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·4 months agoCan’t the government just make a state building company which will sell homes at their real prices? It would be free for the government (even some income) and cheap for citizens. Oh, it can. Just doesn’t want. Threatening trust in “democracy”.
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·4 months agoThey could. They won’t. Too few capitalists making too much profit. Building public housing at cost, and subsidising finance, was how Australia fought communism to begin with.
Can’t the government just make a state building company which will sell homes at their real prices? It would be free for the government (even some income) and cheap for citizens. Oh, it can. Just doesn’t want. Threatening trust in “democracy”.
They could. They won’t. Too few capitalists making too much profit.
Building public housing at cost, and subsidising finance, was how Australia fought communism to begin with.