Tuesday’s letters: Universal basic income over rent control

Tuesday's letters: Universal basic income over rent control

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I am not aware of a single jurisdiction that has increased supply and reduced rents through the implementation of rent-control legislation.

Most landlords, corporate or individual, have the same financial pressures due to rising costs from interest rates to property taxes to utilities and insurance. What kind of public policy would have one set of individuals personally subsidizing the living costs of others?Article contentThe issue with affordable, or non-affordable, housing can’t be solved on the supply side through the construction of subsidized housing by the public sector or by expecting the private sector to […]

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