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<small>For lack of better words, we call this idea '''Universal Basic Housing''', or '''UBH''' for short:</small> | <!--<small>For lack of better words, we call this idea '''Universal Basic Housing''', or '''UBH''' for short:</small>--> | ||
* A decent standard of living, '''available to everyone, rent-free'''. | * A decent standard of living, '''available to everyone, rent-free'''. | ||
* If you want something more luxurious, you still gotta pay. | * If you want something more luxurious, you still gotta pay. | ||
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* Threshold pricing for renters | * '''Threshold pricing''' for renters | ||
* <small>Increase the housing supply:</small> | * <small>Increase the housing supply:</small> | ||
** [[Repurpose vacant properties]] | ** [[/Repurpose vacant properties|Repurpose vacant properties]] | ||
** [[Build new low-cost walkable neighborhoods]]<!-- | ** [[/New construction|Build new low-cost walkable neighborhoods]]<!-- | ||
*** <small>[[Diverse standards for residential buildings]]</small> --> | *** <small>[[Diverse standards for residential buildings]]</small> --> | ||
* <small>Keep maintenance costs low:</small> | * <small>Keep maintenance costs low:</small> | ||
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* Threshold pricing for renters & homeowners | * '''Threshold pricing''' for renters & homeowners | ||
* <small>[[Decarbonize the energy supply]] {{talk|wait, if that involves rooftop solar, we need to also figure out the economic incentives for Homeowners to participate. Same for real estate companies (although that'll be easier since they're Seized; so then should rooftop solar be mentioned in the "real estate companies" row of this table? idk maybe).}}</small> | * <small>[[Decarbonize the energy supply]] {{talk|wait, if that involves rooftop solar, we need to also figure out the economic incentives for Homeowners to participate. Same for real estate companies (although that'll be easier since they're Seized; so then should rooftop solar be mentioned in the "real estate companies" row of this table? idk maybe).}}</small> | ||
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* A reimbursement system (welfare or ''negative income tax'') for renters who are paying rent to homeowners | * A reimbursement system (welfare or ''negative income tax'') for renters who are paying rent to homeowners | ||
* Tribunal for housing: Make it hard to evict tenants without a solid reason | * Tribunal for housing: Make it hard to evict tenants without a solid reason {{talk|And maybe enshine that in some sorta constitution? Because we don't want the government to just change its mind in a decade and all of a sudden millions of people have to pay rent again or live on the street. We want these rent-free homes to really be homes that people can call their own, without living in fear of losing them at the next policy change}} | ||
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* Continue paying expenses as usual, except for utilities (which now have Threshold Pricing) | * Continue paying expenses as usual, except for utilities (which now have Threshold Pricing) | ||
* Free to default on a mortgage and become a zero-rent Renter in the same house, but the house will (in most cases) get subdivided so more people can live there too. | * Free to [[/Defaulting|default on a mortgage]] and become a zero-rent Renter{{talk|if this sounds like an oxymoron then use the word "tenant" instead. I used the word "Renter" just to match the next row in the table}} in the '''same house''', but the house will (in most cases) get [[/Defaulting/Subdivide|subdivided]] so more people can live there too. | ||
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====Remaining discussions==== | |||
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* Where to draw the line between "homeowners" and "real-estate companies"? | * Where to draw the line between "homeowners" and "real-estate companies"? | ||
** For now let's say: | ** For now let's say: | ||
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** For now let's say: | ** For now let's say: | ||
*** Flat zero price, up to double the median per-capita usage {{talk|FIXME: maybe we should set a different threshold based on whats actually sustainable and reasonable, instead of status-quo-level consumption}} | *** Flat zero price, up to double the median per-capita usage {{talk|FIXME: maybe we should set a different threshold based on whats actually sustainable and reasonable, instead of status-quo-level consumption}} | ||
*** Anything in excess of that, will be priced at | *** Anything in excess of that, will be priced at 2x the utility company's raw marginal costs of producing the extra electricity or water etc. {{x|Since the utility company is government-owned, this kinda serves as a pigouvian tax. And it might help balance the budget to some extent (probably can't be relied upon though).}} {{talk|TODO: make the hockey-stick-shaped graph of "what you'd pay under UBH" vs "what you pay under capitalism"}} | ||
*** For households with multiple people, this model can be applied collectively (threshold based on the number of people) or maybe individually (suitable for roommates, if the plumbing/wiring allows separate metering in some way). | |||
*** <small>[[/Threshold pricing/Utilities|''More discussion needed here...'']]</small> | *** <small>[[/Threshold pricing/Utilities|''More discussion needed here...'']]</small> | ||
* | * Who decides who gets to live where? {{light|(regarding people who want to move into a place rent-free)}} | ||
** For now let's say: | ** For now let's say: | ||
*** First come, first serve{{x|and since we're also generating an abundance of housing, the lines shouldn't be long}}, but with priority given to people who are homeless or fleeing abusive homes. | *** First come, first serve{{x|and since we're also generating an abundance of housing, the lines shouldn't be long}}, but with priority given to people who are homeless or fleeing abusive homes. | ||
*** <small>[[/Placement|''More discussion needed here...'']]</small> | *** <small>[[/Placement|''More discussion needed here...'']]</small> | ||
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* What about homeless people with severe addictions / mental health issues who would ruin whatever home they'd be given (drawing on the walls, creating fire hazards, etc)? | |||
** For now let's say: | |||
*** Let them draw on the walls and continue living there. But the ones who are creating fire hazards should not live in apartment buildings with other people. It should be [[/New construction|small low-cost designs]]. | |||
*** If addiction is the root cause, then rehab should be an option. Let's make some wikipages on how the rehab system could be improved. | |||
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