He got what he wanted. He probably got intelligence that either Putin is getting out of power one way or another.

You know what, do it for property tax too.

Spain Pushes Ahead With Plan to Tax Non-EU Home Buyers 100%

Residential buildings in the Sant Mart district of Barcelona, Spain.

Photographer: Manaure Quintero/Bloomberg

By Daniel Basteiro

May 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM UTC

Spain’s government is pushing ahead with a controversial proposal to hit non-European Union residents with a 100% tax when buying homes, as it seeks to tackle a brewing housing crisis.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist party presented the plan as part of a broader housing bill submitted to Parliament on Thursday. The bill seeks to promote “measures that enable access to housing, since we are facing one of the largest problems our society is currently confronted with,” according to a copy of the draft legislation seen by Bloomberg. Sanchez first announced plans to create the new tax in January, in an attempt to address growing discontent over surging real estate prices and housing shortages in areas including Madrid and Barcelona. At the time, Sanchez said foreigners were snapping up homes and speculating on price increases, and that non-EU residents bought 27,000 properties in 2023.

UK citizens are the biggest foreign buyers of Spanish property, mainly in coastal regions such as Valencia, Andalusia and the Balearic Islands. Germans, Dutch and other EU citizens will be exempt.

It’s far from certain that the bill will be approved in Parliament, as Sanchez has struggled to pass legislation since he formed his current government in 2023. The premier leads a minority coalition and needs support from about eight parties whenever he wants to get laws through — something he doesn’t always achieve.

To fight the housing shortage, the central and local administrations are also clamping down on holiday rentals, with Barcelona aiming to ban all short-term rentals by 2029. Sanchez’s government is also seeking to create a private-public scheme to build homes through industrial systems, that make construction both faster and cheaper than traditional brick-and-mortar building.

Tipping is a huge part of US American culture. Some restaurants reduce hourly income of waiters below minimum wage so the tips hit that mark.

How is tipping culture in Germany?

He never hung up so it doesn’t count.

Thanks!

Thanks for saving me a click.

I assumed it was paywalled from the shitty clickbait title and the shitty clickbait thumbnail.

So when the CEO of Nintendo cut his salary due to the poor sales of the Wii U and every American tech writer praised him for it, that was just common practice in Japan?

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I’m American and I’m utterly disgusted too.

When I wrote my statement, I wasn’t even thinking about foster care kids.

Horrifying.

Thank you for the information.

I was thinking making it illegal to require an address and use email for communication. Public libraries usually have free WiFi. They can check their emails there. If they do not have their own devices, they can use a public computer.

Why would a physical address be required at all?

Not having an address is a huge hurdle to get a job. There should be laws against it or else it just creates a downward cycle.

If you don’t want kids, don’t have kids.

Don’t let family, or even your significant other pressure in to it.

I’m sure it is fulfilling for some, but some parents are carrying too much guilt to admit have a kid can lead to depression.

Californians are going to contribute to the crowdfunding.

They use our minor differences as a tool for control.

Nationality, race, religion, political ideology, sex, education, etc.

Thank you for being the only decent reply to my comment.

Thank you for the explanation and I agree with you.

This was last posted on October 23, 2023 on the author’s Instagram account.

Posting this now after what happened in DC, in Philadelphia, and the Philippines is insensitive.

Invisible by bending light.

You can’t bend light where thr sun don’t shine.

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