@Grappling7155@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca • 2 months agoWhy it's time for a serious debate about rent control in Canadafinancialpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down13
arrow-up1108arrow-down1external-linkWhy it's time for a serious debate about rent control in Canadafinancialpost.com@Grappling7155@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca • 2 months agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-square@CanadaPluslink4•edit-22 months agoNobody builds new rental properties that aren’t profitable. I dunno, would you, if you had that kind of money?
minus-square@SGforce@lemmy.calinkfedilink0•2 months agoIf I were a government? Yes. Because housing people will have far reaching benefits that go beyond short term profits.
minus-square@CanadaPluslink2•2 months agoNo, if you were a potential landlord. Rent control implies private landlords, so you can’t just say you wouldn’t become a landlord.
Nobody builds new rental properties that aren’t profitable. I dunno, would you, if you had that kind of money?
If I were a government? Yes. Because housing people will have far reaching benefits that go beyond short term profits.
No, if you were a potential landlord.
Rent control implies private landlords, so you can’t just say you wouldn’t become a landlord.