Kind of a trend, the amount of youtubers who i had loved but their content became generic after gaining popularity is quite a bit, most drastic one being mrwhosetheboss, his uniqueness went down faster than MH27 MH17
Immigrants to Canada are increasingly leaving this country for opportunities elsewhere, according to a study(opens in a new tab) conducted by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship and the Conference Board of Canada....
Here’s a though - want to be a landlord? Only allowed for purpose built rentals. No more buying up condos and SFH to rent them out.
Don’t even start with the “But they are providing a service by adding to rental stock!” or “But there are good landlords!” or even the “What about the people who want to rent?!”. Great, build a triplex or more, otherwise let people who actually want to live in a home with the stability it provides and not pad your fucking retirement.
Once we have a housing surplus we can talk about changing things again.
US gets to do very real long term damage to a hostile nation without risking any American lives? All while gaining battlefield knowledge and liquidating aging munitions? Sounds like a great investment to me.
This and anti aging tech is terrifying to me. We have too many old people grasping onto wealth and power as it is. Do not enable them to do it for longer please.
Don’t need to build as many houses if you remove the speculators buying them out and renting them out for a premium, Building more home right now will disproportionately help realtors, and speculators more than anyone.
The point is that landlords and speculators drive up costs - period. If you want to ease the housing crisis you could in theory build you’re way out of it. You could also bale water out of a boat while it’s sinking. Now what if you plug the hole while bailing out the water?
Speculators are the fucking hole. Want a second home? Cool. Make them pay 20%+ tax on it a la Singapore:
The goal of building enough homes to have an OVER supply (a la Japan) is virtually impossible in the next two decades. So why not deal with the fact that speculators now outnumber first time home buyers and make them pay a huge flat tax beyond a primary residence?
The idea that we’ll simply build out way out of a crisis 10+ years in the making while importing millions more people at the same time is laughable. It’s also going deepen the wealth divide even more.
They are involved in assignment sales a lot of the time though.
Given that speculators and now a larger segment of the market than FTHB, I think making a 3,500,000 unit problem a 2,.000,000 unit problem, while also driving down rents is a huge fucking win.
Not sure what point you are trying to make? What does capital gains exemption have to do with anything? If anything we should follow the US and only exempt a base amount.
I’m saying use taxes to disincentivize speculation.
There’s a reason the market became detached from fundamentals when rates were lowered. I’m not saying we don’t need to build more. Of course we do. But I’d rather not build homes that go to more investors than FTHB like is currently happening. Otherwise the situation only gets better if you over build.
Also yes, it only takes a small number of speculators to create unaffordable housing. Real estate is a market based on benchmarks. You should look into the history of the BC market and how a small number of speculators drove that market bananas.
Of course. Purely based on numbers we need more units. But again, if we build more it’s going to help speculators more than FTHB unless you over build. So you’re just growing the wealth divide.
I’m just waiting for the study that shows COVID infection makes certain people less empathetic and more paranoid. There’s just too much of it happening to not be biological IMO.
As I scroll through the global feed, I end up seeing content from a lot of the same people (“The Picard Maneuver” is a user I recognize often and appreciate their content)....
Of course that’s an option. But that was always an option. Why not allow another unobtrusive avenue to help fund things? It’s one of the very very few form of monetization that is at worst annoying, and could be hidden if needed by user settings.
Videos of it were posted on social media feeds Monday, resulting in both support for the opposition party leader and questions about whether it was appropriate for a party leader to speak on a public flight, as the flight was not a charter exclusively for Conservative Party supporters....
Canada's housing minister says the federal government isn't ruling out changes to its ambitious immigration targets, but maintains the country should also focus on what it can do to increase housing supply when it comes to addressing current housing challenges.
chill dude (slrpnk.net)
Which of your favorite creators content quality went downhill very quickly?
Kind of a trend, the amount of youtubers who i had loved but their content became generic after gaining popularity is quite a bit, most drastic one being mrwhosetheboss, his uniqueness went down faster than MH27 MH17
Liberals to revive ‘war-time housing’ blueprints in bid to speed up builds - National | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)
Once They Were Pets. Now Giant Goldfish Are Menacing the Great Lakes. (www.nytimes.com)
... and you feel nothing. (lemmy.ml)
Bonnie Crombie declared new Ontario Liberal leader after three rounds of voting -- The Canadian Press (www.msn.com)
Ban selling cigarettes to anyone born after 2008, Ottawa Public Health urges Health Canada (ottawacitizen.com)
Paris mayor quits X platform, calling it a 'gigantic global sewer' (www.reuters.com)
I am depressed guys (feddit.de)
Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose greater risk to pedestrians (www.iihs.org)
Double blind win (by skeletonclaw) (lemmy.world)
A handy guide to baking (startrek.website)
Last Week in Fediverse – ep 43 (fediversereport.com)
Immigrants explain why they're leaving Canada (www.ctvnews.ca)
Immigrants to Canada are increasingly leaving this country for opportunities elsewhere, according to a study(opens in a new tab) conducted by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship and the Conference Board of Canada....
Sign away his son or be homeless: Single dad struggling in St. John's housing crisis (www.cbc.ca)
A St. John’s man on the brink of homelessness is facing the possibility of losing his son due to a lack of housing options for people with kids....
Zelenskiy pushes US for more aid, invites Trump to Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
Protein Interaction Causing Rare But Deadly Vaccine-Related Clotting Found (www.birmingham.ac.uk)
Should loud cars be banned? (lemdro.id)
(does not reflect my opinion, just thought it looked funny)...
Doesn't matter, had sex (lemmy.zip)
Everytime (lemmy.world)
[GmanLives] Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Is Underwhelming (www.youtube.com)
Trying to pay rent these days... (lemmy.world)
New York stunned and swamped by record-breaking rainfall as more downpours are expected (apnews.com)
Reddit is removing ability to opt out of ad personalization based on your activity on the platform (techcrunch.com)
Drug mimics exercise in mice, raises metabolism, increases endurance, burns fat (medicalxpress.com)
Leaked prices: Pixel 8 $699, 8 Pro at $899 (twitter.com)
Mastodon makes a major move amid Musk’s multiple messes (www.theregister.com)
Federated social network adds n00b-friendly features to the 'Fediverse'
The moment of the second Storm Shadow cruise missile strike on the command center of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol. (streamable.com)
https://files.catbox.moe/kdkuqo.jpg
Doesn't hurt to pick up a little for the listing picture. (photos.zillowstatic.com)
I looked away for like 5 minutes (startrek.website)
Waiving the GST was just a start. These 3 ideas could help get more housing built in Canada (www.cbc.ca)
From faster approvals to hiring more workers, governments need to step up: experts...
Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assaults and abuse (www.thetimes.co.uk)
Breaking news: Millennial and GenZ women have standards (i.ibb.co)
Of course, not Tomi Lahren though…
Marvel Studios' VFX Staff Unanimously Votes to Unionize (gizmodo.com)
Ottawa expected to remove GST on new rental apartment builds | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)
Should there be Lemmy user awards?
As I scroll through the global feed, I end up seeing content from a lot of the same people (“The Picard Maneuver” is a user I recognize often and appreciate their content)....
Historically Credible Weapons Engineering (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Buzz buzz buzz. (lemmy.world)
superior (feddit.de)
Pierre Poilievre's speech aboard WestJet flight sparks strong reaction online (calgary.ctvnews.ca)
Videos of it were posted on social media feeds Monday, resulting in both support for the opposition party leader and questions about whether it was appropriate for a party leader to speak on a public flight, as the flight was not a charter exclusively for Conservative Party supporters....
Which one do you prefer? (i.imgur.com)
Canadian government won't rule out changing immigration targets to address housing challenges, Fraser says (www.ctvnews.ca)
Canada's housing minister says the federal government isn't ruling out changes to its ambitious immigration targets, but maintains the country should also focus on what it can do to increase housing supply when it comes to addressing current housing challenges.