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[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Those houses were built by state-backed actors to support growing urbanization and create a housing surplus for that urbanization to give the workers more power since they no longer have to deal with aggressively rent-seeking private landlords.

Wait, isn't that communism?

[–] ParsnipWitch@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No they weren't built to give "the workers more power". You still have landlords and sometimes hefty prices on these apartments. Depending on the country/city.

[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago

Excess housing supply doesn't commoditize housing and give working-class people more choice? Hmm...

[–] teuniac_@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] SoaringDE@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Welfare state would be if the state took over half the rent payments, for example. Building more houses, that are not owned by the government is examplatory of a planned economy and the aspect of doing it to give more negotiating power to the average worker is a communistic idea.