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Comment by gizmondo

4 months ago

In Switzerland most people rent, in Zurich/Geneva it's more than 80% of inhabitants, doesn't help one bit. I kid you not, we have the renter association that is working tirelessly to prevent new construction.

I guess the motives are not just financial. They’re also just general opposition to change.

There was this weird period after WWII where we built tons of housing. It was a major factor in building the largest middle class in human history. Then we stopped.