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Far-left party wins Berlin election, pledging to nationalise housing

72 points · 152 comments · theanonymousone

  1. soonnow · · focus · HN ↗
    To add a b it of context. They do not want to confiscate housing. They do want to pay landlords, though below current (very high) rates. Also this would only apply to private real-estate companies not individual owners.

    And they can't govern alone, so I think it's unlikely that this plan is actually implemented as originally planned. The likely coalition would contain 3 parties.

    1. dirasieb · · focus · HN ↗
      >it's not confiscation, you're just forced to sell at a price i decide is fair

      sound logic

      1. bmacho · · focus · HN ↗
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        1. backhold · · focus · HN ↗
          With the disclaimer that I am neither German nor familiar with the policy under discussion,

          Confiscation with (some) remuneration is still confiscation. Is your comment satirical?

          1. [deleted] · · focus · HN ↗

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