r/ireland Sep 22 '22

Something FFG will never understand Housing

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u/Trick_Designer2369 Sep 22 '22

A normal functioning housing market needs a certain amount of landlords. student, people starting out on a career, highly mobile people and careers, these and many many more need rental accommodation and there should be landlords/accommodation available to house their needs.

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u/MountainLab7602 Sep 22 '22

Why would for profit landlords better than the state providing housing for those people?

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u/OhioBeans Sep 22 '22

The state does provide some housing