• pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz
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    1 year ago

    The issue here is buying power is dramatically dropping which is a function of both wages and prices. Raising the minimum wage alone won’t fix that; instead, price controls will have to be implemented such that all housing is bought back down to prices that are satisfactory to consumers. That can’t happen without federal legislation.

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      1 year ago

      Rent control is absolutely not the solution. Building more is the solution.

      • Meldroc@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        How about regulating all the big companies - prohibit sitting on apartments to drive up rents, limit Airbnbs,that sort of thing.