Kevin Russell<p>Everywhere, governments ARRANGE empty housing units by taxing empty units so little that keeping them empty produces money waiting for "lack of housing" to drive housing prices up.</p><p>It is a crime. Cutting taxes on speculators emptying homes is an AREANGED crime. Increasing housing costs is the only product. While making people homeless.</p><p>Japan </p><p>"High-rise condos used more as an investment tool than a home"</p><p><a href="https://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/15679993" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/1567</span><span class="invisible">9993</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/taxEmptyUnits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxEmptyUnits</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/speculation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speculation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/empty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>empty</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/canpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canpoli</span></a></p>