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Yep, there's the way things are happening now, and nothing else. Any other way of doing things is impossible.
Like how every mature democracy is veering toward fascism and there's not a damn thing we could have done differently.
Well 'nationalizing' private property isn't exactly 'another way of doing things' it would be a complete makeover of our society's core values and very unlikely to happen with the consent of the owners of that property. So unless you're proposing forced compliance and starting a revolutionary war, how exactly would we "nationalize" trillions of dollars worth of private property?
Right, Canada's never nationalized anything private, aside from rail networks, hydroelectricity, and mining operations. All cheap and cheerful. And when has a government ever managed housing?
Doing anything about rent would surely require the blood of millions.
So you think buying a railway network is the same as buying single family houses from MILLIONS of Canadians, some of whom, like me, live in them or actually built them ourselves? Ok then, good luck with that brilliant plan. Im sure there will be no pushback on that idea.
I think you can figure out the difference between your housing situation and rental.
... oh, I just skimmed your comment history. Fuck off.