Social housing programs exist all around the world and they work well for keeping the cost of living down when managed right. Neither 100% private nor 100% public housing works, but “if you want the state to own real estate you end up with the USSR” is a stupid take.
As for the “you pay with it in your taxes” argument, you also pay for the homeless problem with your taxes, and giving stable (i.e. non-addicted) homeless a place to live is actually cheaper than waiting for them to get addicted and lose all future job prospects from looking like a hobo. If you want to save taxes, you want regulated, extremely cheap housing.
Social housing programs exist all around the world and they work well for keeping the cost of living down when managed right. Neither 100% private nor 100% public housing works, but “if you want the state to own real estate you end up with the USSR” is a stupid take.
As for the “you pay with it in your taxes” argument, you also pay for the homeless problem with your taxes, and giving stable (i.e. non-addicted) homeless a place to live is actually cheaper than waiting for them to get addicted and lose all future job prospects from looking like a hobo. If you want to save taxes, you want regulated, extremely cheap housing.