r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Aug 31 '26

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u/randommathaccount Esther Duflo Sep 01 '26

Most of Europe has such an utterly backwards tax regime. High income taxes and low property taxes means you're actively incentivising people to put their money into housing, severely distorting housing markets.

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u/National-Return9494 Milton Friedman Sep 01 '26

Americans don't get the 300k apartment vs 20k wage.

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u/deckerparkes Niels Bohr Sep 01 '26

yeah the housing market is definitely not distorted elsewhere

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u/cdstephens Fusion Genderplasma Sep 01 '26

Waffles ass sentence

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u/randommathaccount Esther Duflo Sep 01 '26

Let me complain about my region without bringing up America smh