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Spain's housing crackdown blamed for targeting the wrong problem
Original: Spain’s rentier euthanasia targets wrong disease
A Reuters Breakingviews column argues that Spain's push to tax or curb rentier landlords — dubbed 'rentier euthanasia' — is aimed at the wrong disease in its housing crisis. The piece suggests the government's measures against property owners do not address the real causes of unaffordable housing, such as limited supply, and may prove counterproductive for Spanish renters.
Why now: Spain's government is advancing aggressive housing measures against landlords, drawing criticism that they miss the root of the affordability crisis.
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- Spain’s rentier euthanasia targets wrong disease · breakingviews.com
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