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  1. Just as Marx advocated in the name of abolishing private property.
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  2. <its going to backfire and i hope we can all watch it> With entitled tenants paying the price in the end.
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  3. And live like a person in Southside Chicago.
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  4.  @bonbonvegabon  And it accounts for a good portion of Canada's overall GDP.
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  5. And in turn grant the government permission to have their way with you.
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  6. He's probably a CCP stooge.
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  7. How can they in face of rising property taxes, insurance premiums, repair and maintenance costs, etc.? High demand and low supply due to government policy are the real reasons for the high prices.
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  8.  @continentalmasters5432  But to most, it's either the big city or bust.
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  9. And what is affordable housing is either taxpayper-subisidized or ghetto.
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  10. <If there's not enough places for native Canadians why is the Gov letting in immigrants?> To consolidate more power for the Liberal Party and the federal government in general displacing native Canadians in the process. Gerrymandering, left-wing style.
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  11. Unless your job allows you to work from home.
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  12. No political will, because most politicians and their voter base are property-owners. And there will be hell to pay if property values are messed with. <most people need affordable appartements before they end up on the street,> Namely those who live in the big cities or some other desirable locales.
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  13.  @bonbonvegabon  No amenities, no services or social support networks, etc. personal vehicle required, etc.
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  14.  @mallowmallow2070  But it is the tenant's fault if they can't get their finances in order enough to pay the rent being charged.
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  15. Just what Canada needs. More bureaucracy. And by the way, foreign students are legally allowed to buy property as they are exempt from the ban.
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  16. Evil governments.
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  17.  @riasat001  For what? First lower the property taxes and insurance premiums.
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  18.  @lantherpagdi  Agreed.
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  19.  @brockashocka5565  But isn't this what minimum wage advocates were crying for some years ago?
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  20.  @gvs6462  <Landlords want to protect themselves and line up their pockets. Employers want to protect their pockets and keep increasing their profits.> And rightfully so Like any self-respecting landlord or business.
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  21. <I ask how many are paying $35/hr.> What skills do you have that would warrant such pay?
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  22.  @bonbonvegabon  No. Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the US, etc. are currently run by liberals.
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  23. It's already there. This is what rent guidelines enabled.
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  24. But they're not tired of living beyond their means setting themselves up for hardship.
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  25. Only for units built recently.
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  26.  @mkyhou1160  And Ontario already went through that in the 90's under Bob Rae.
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  27. <come to America.> Mostly places run by Democrats.
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  28. People want to enjoy the benefits of big-city living but don't want to bear the costs of big-city living.
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  29. What about greedy governments that jacked up the taxes and regulations making it costly to do business and devalued the currency?
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  30. And that's the price to pay to live in the big city or in close proximity.
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  31. It's not your home. You're just paying for the privilege of living on someone else's property.
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  32.  @manbtm1  If the dude had any sense, he would kick her out ASAP.
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  33. Housing is not a human right in Canada.
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  34. High demand and government-imposed low supply.
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  35.  @sachadee.6104  Don't you just that carbon tax?
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  36. Cash or gash.
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  37. But for now, it's greedy ordinary people paying for their living beyond their means and not saving/investing for their own futures.
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  38. Rent control didn't work as it discouraged new housing from being built and jacked up the prices for whatever housing was available.
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  39. $317 left for food and other things.
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  40. What about the other 80%?
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  41.  @jasondrummond9451  No. The real problem is the government bureaucracy that restricts supply which ensures that only the richest of the rich are allowed to buy property and/or build anything.
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  42. They were exempted from the Ban.
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  43. <We need to talk about over-population too. > That's not a real issue as no place on Earth is truly over-populated. It only seems like so because most people generally go where the jobs, support and services are. which happen to be the big cities that can have only so many people living there at once.
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  44. Because government policy allowed it and real estate accounts for a good portion of Canada's GDP revenues.
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  45. LOL. The government is the reason for the housing market's current situation.
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  46. Rent control benefited no one except existing renters.
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  47.  @tc6106  68% Canadians are property-owners.
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  48.  @ididnotdoit1188  Yes it is true due to rental board backlog and rent freezes.
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  49.  @houseofmendoza5442  Due to the big-city folks moving in.
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  50. And the public sector.
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  51. Not before there's a limit on property tax, insurance premium, maintenance and repair, etc. increases.
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  52. No. Just governments and banks.
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  53. Being a landlord is career. And there's a reason the federal government moved on from social housing in the 90's. It was too much of a liability.
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  54.  @Tori_TLCR  <Feds moved on purely for ideological reasons. > It was the same party Justin Trudeau is the current head of.
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  55. How are zoning restrictions, rent caps, bureaucracy, etc. capitalist?
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  56. <Youre stuck renting forever without ever being able to stack money aside for the future.> Only if you insist on living in the big city. <Whats is going on is monopolisation of assets by hedge fund groups working together to artifiticially inflate prices to put everyone whos not in their little club to not own anything ever again.> The unintended consequences of rent control and tenants' rights.
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  57. And price out the locals in the process. LOL
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  58.  @person-yu8cu  And their own coffers through property taxes.
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  59. No. This is the unintended consequences of rent control and tenants' rights you advocated.
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  60. And it really doesn't help that the vast majority of immigrants just want to live in the big cities.
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  61.  @OSUTINDIIN  Government greed and short-sightedness made this all possible.
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  62.  @Kelseyveg  <Housing is a human right.> No it isn't just like living in a trendy neighborhood you can't afford isn't.
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  63.  @icantwiththis  But many still wouldn't be well-off as most will piss it all away.
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  64. Because they're not a charity. And even if they wanted to build affordable housing they can't due to high land values, property taxes, permit fees and zoning restrictions.
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  65. What were the wages back then?
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  66. Due to the city folks that moved in to work from home.
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  67.  @6ix1111  Cash grabs to recoup all the money they lost to rent freezes and eviction bans.
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  68. Because they invest while the poor spend all they have.
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  69.  @juliepark99  Yet most people in Toronto and Vancouver make well above $15/hour.
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  70. And say hello to lack of housing availability, renovictions, short-term rentals and corporate buyouts.
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  71.  @noseboop4354  Say what you will about the PQ and CAQ, but their language laws turned to be a saving grace.
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  72. <and the properties will go to people who are less gready and more responsible.> Like corporate investors? This is what rent control enabled.
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  73. A natural side effect of living in a major metropolitan area.
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  74.  @000snow000  LOL. Canada doesn't have a 1%. Only 11% of Canadians make 6-figures or higher.
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  75. But socialism is the reason for this mess.
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  76.  @bonbonvegabon  Like Greece?
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  77. Then buy your own house.
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  78. <Leaving this job to the private sector alone can lead to such dire consequences.> Canada's housing crisis is largely due to government restrictions on supply which in turn artificially keeps housing prices high ensuring more property tax revenue.
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  79. Liberal/NDP-voters complaining about not being able to afford to live in their utopias.
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  80. Socialized housing = crime and decay-ridden ghettoes.
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  81.  @icantwiththis  But that's restricted to citizens. And Kuwait was never known for granting PR or citizenship to just anyone.
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