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[afx@infosec.exchange]

@denny There used to be a time when factories built homes for the workers.

[schepphimself@mastodon.social]

@denny That sounds rather social-democratic to me. At least from a german point of view.

Not ro dismiss the idea or anything, just sharing my thoughts.

[byrnensorg@mastodon.ie]

@denny Did anyone stop to consider that they are one and the same in many instances. That's why the rents are the way they are because not only are landlords and "bosses" one and the same, they are also in some instances at least in Ireland TDs as well.

[log@mastodon.sdf.org]

@denny #TwoPercentOfRent was my proposal for this. Glad to see the idea popping up elsewhere.

Minimum hourly wage to be 2% of the median monthly housing unit cost in the county or parish where the work is performed.

[evoscale@c.im]

@denny Shorter route: flat tax rate of 10%, and make Behavioral Science core education. Less and less root cause analysis, equals more and more baseless insanity.

Phi your Pi (Spin Physics)

[thaodan@mastodon.social]

@autkin @denny Most likely someone will argue that there should be classes of income levels in this kind of system.
You can't just base this of minimum wage and so on.

[samerion@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@autkin @denny Water and electricity bill prices immediately going up in response lol

[jmcclure@sciences.social]

@denny

I love the idea - though it is a bit overstated by thatspectacularpigeon. Setting *max* rent relative to *min* wage feels too extreme. Not that I don't think that should be the goal, it's just too much of a reach from our current state.

Walking-mirage's interpretation seems for plausible as a lofty bot potentially achievable dream: tie average rent to minimum wage.

[ralfmaximus@mastodon.social]

@afx

And they charged the workers rent to live there. They were paid in company scrip, useful only in the company store and to pay rent. It was one step above outright slavery.

@denny

[bruce@darkmoon.social]

@denny
I wonder what effect this would have on home prices. I suspect it would have a deflationary effect, which would anger landlords but make it easier for people to own their own homes.

I'm for it.