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[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Have they considered building more empty high rise apartments?

[–] YeetPics@mander.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

Surely they would not regret building several dozen more empty high rise apartments.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If they have the idle production capacity to build empty high rises, that's as good as economic activity as any to keep people busy and fed without UBI. Probably better than building bombs and dropping them so they can build more. UBI is probably better than either.

[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

B-b-but the home owner numbers are huuuge

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't understand the criticism. Empty apartments keep real estate prices low. It's the same government intervention that the US does with farmers to keep food prices low by paying for unused food surpluses.

Meanwhile, in the US where there is no government sponsored surplus of housing, young adults can't find affordable housing

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Empty apartments keep real estate prices low.

Only if you build them in some place people want to live.

Mass transit is way more effective either way.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Good move but they might need to do a lot bigger stimulus.