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Greens say no deal with Labor, promise huge rates hike on vacant homes (www.brisbanetimes.com.au)

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[–] ky56@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This seems too aggressive a policy. I say that even though I don't own a property and have rent affordability issues. There needs to be a differentiation between a house owned for the purpose of public rental or something else. You should be allowed to privately own something.

Quit fucking around with the private market and drive the price down by competing. Build and keep ownership of Public Housing. It's the only way forward. Maybe a referendum should be held on enshrining the right to housing so no future liberal asshole can sell off public assets again.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago

You should be allowed to privately own something

I don't believe anybody is suggesting you can't. The issue is simply balancing that right with the needs of residents who need a place to live. The proposal is, at its heart, simple: if you own a home, you need to be using it. Live in it yourself, or rent it out. If it's not got anyone living in it, you pay an extra tax. You still own it, and you get to keep all the money from that rent. The proposed rule change is simply about recognising that (a) having a home is a basic human need and a basic right, and (b) it's innately a very scarce resource.

drive the price down by competing. Build and keep ownership of Public Housing.

Public Housing is a State Government responsibility, while this is a proposed Council policy. The most Council can do with regards to providing more housing is to approve more housing to be built by the private market, including changing the zoning laws to enable that. And while the Greens do not go as far in this direction as I would like (I'd like low-density residential to be abolished entirely in favour of low-medium density 2–3 storey mix), they do seem more supportive of gentle density than the LNP is. See their Eagle Farm Racecourse proposal for example.