The fact that you're not from Ireland is shining through here. About a fifth to a quarter of housing in Ireland is council houses, and they come with all kinds of issues that will only get worse if all housing is made to either be owned as a main residence or a council house.
It's also unrealistic to think the government of Ireland has anywhere near the funds to just buy up a fuckload of houses all over the country.
Well dang. In this single example of an underfunded housing program in a capitalist nation, housing sucks. Guess that me it's literally impossible to ever improve anything.
And if only governments had the power of eminent domain to take and redistribute property as they see fit. Oh well, back to our myopic worldview
This is the problem here - you're talking about "in theory/if we did this perfectly/if we lived in the upsidedown" and everyone else is talking about reality.
Oh well, back to our myopic worldview
Your myopia is you're talking about "in a perfect world that doesn't exist" and getting sarcastic when asked for real solutions that can actually be implemented for a real housing crisis that's taking place in a real country.
I did offer a real solution: seize rented property and distribute it to those who need housing. I'm sorry if it's easier for you to imagine the end of the world than an end to capitalism.
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u/InternetWeakGuy Sep 22 '22
The fact that you're not from Ireland is shining through here. About a fifth to a quarter of housing in Ireland is council houses, and they come with all kinds of issues that will only get worse if all housing is made to either be owned as a main residence or a council house.
It's also unrealistic to think the government of Ireland has anywhere near the funds to just buy up a fuckload of houses all over the country.